hoa chúc

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花燭.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ t͡ɕʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ cʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Noun edit

(archaic, literary) flowered candelabrum of the wedding night
Synonym: đuốc hoa

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