hộ khẩu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 戶口, composed of 戶 (“door; household”) and 口 (“mouth; person”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˨ʔ xəw˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [how˨˩ʔ kʰəw˧˨] ~ [how˨˩ʔ xəw˧˨]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˨ kʰəw˨˩˦] ~ [how˨˩˨ xəw˨˩˦]

Noun

hộ khẩu

1. a hukou