hoa có chủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Literally, “the flower with a host”. Compare Chinese 名花有主 (danh hoa hữu chủ).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ kɔ˧˦ t͡ɕu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ kɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ kɔ˦˥ cʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

hoa có chủ

  1. (figurative) one who is already taken; one who is in a relationship or married
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