hiếu
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 孝.
Noun edit
hiếu
- filial piety
- mourning after parent's death
Adjective edit
hiếu
Derived terms edit
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 好.
This is the SV reading of the verbal form 好 (MC xawH, “to like, to be fond of”). This form probably originated from Central-Southern Vietnam and displaced Northern háo, which would be the expected reflex of 好 (MC xawH), as the "standard" Sino-Vietnamese reading. Compare cáo vs. kiếu, bảo vs. biểu, đào vs. điều.
Verb edit
hiếu
- (used in compounds only) to like