hường

See also: hương, hưởng, Hường, and Hương

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly arose to avoid voicing out the etymologically unrelated homophone hồng (洪) in the taboo name Nguyễn Phúc Hồng Nhậm (阮福洪任) of Emperor Tự Đức.[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

hường • (紅, 𧹰)

  1. (dialectal, also humorous or slang) alternative form of hồng

References

  1. ^ Thiếu Khanh (7 July 2019) “Những từ ‘kỵ húy’ của người Nam bộ [Southerners’ ‘taboo’ words]”, in Nhạc Xưa Thời Báo‎[1]
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