Hồng bảo thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅寶書, composed of 紅 (“red”), 寶 (“precious”) and 書 (“book”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːw˧˩ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ ʔɓaːw˧˨ tʰɨ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ tʰɨ˧˧]

Proper noun

Hồng bảo thư

1. (communism) Little Red Book (a book of statements from speeches and writings by Mao Zedong)