râu quai nón

Vietnamese

Etymology

râu (beard) +‎ quai (strap) +‎ nón (Asian conical hat).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zəw˧˧ kwaːj˧˧ nɔn˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐəw˧˧ kwaːj˧˧ nɔŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹəw˧˧ waːj˧˧ nɔŋ˦˥]

Noun

(classifier bộ) râu quai nón

  1. a man's beard that connects with his sideburns, in a similar way in which an Asian conical hat strap hugs the wearer's face