hứa hôn

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 許婚, composed of 許 (“to promise; to vow”) and 婚 (“marriage”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨə˧˦ hon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨə˨˩˦ hoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨə˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]

Verb edit

to engage, to betroth

Noun edit

engagement

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