nhũ hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乳 (“breast”) and 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲu˦ˀ˥ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˧˨ hwaː˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲʊw˨˩˦ waː˧˧]

Noun

nhũ hoa

  1. (anatomy, euphemistic) nipple
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