hoa hậu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花 (“flower”) and 后 (“queen consort”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ həw˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ həw˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

hoa hậu

  1. Miss, winner of a beauty pageant
    Hoa hậu Thế giới ― Miss World
    Hoa hậu Trái đất ― Miss Earth
    Hoa hậu Hoàn vũ ― Miss Universe

Synonyms

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