hứa hôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 許婚, composed of 許 (“to promise; to vow”) and 婚 (“marriage”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɨə˧˦ hon˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨə˨˩˦ hoŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨə˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]

Verb

hứa hôn

  1. to engage, to betroth

Noun

hứa hôn

  1. engagement
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