Hàn Xẻng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
hàn (“to weld”) + xẻng (“shovel”), a jocular name for Hàn Quốc, based on cuốc (“hoe”), which is homophonous with quốc (“nation, country”) in Northern dialects, and its usual semantic field companion xẻng (“shovel”). See also cuốc xẻng (“hoe and shovel”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [haːn˨˩ sɛŋ˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [haːŋ˦˩ sɛŋ˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [haːŋ˨˩ sɛŋ˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội) (file)
Proper noun edit
- (humorous or ironic, offensive) South Korea
- Synonym: Xẻng