hà thủ ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 何首烏, from Chinese 何首烏 / 何首乌 (héshǒuwū).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tʰu˧˩ ʔo˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [haː˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔow˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [haː˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔow˧˧]

Noun

thủ ô

  1. Chinese knotweed (Reynoutria multiflora)