hoa giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花甲.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ zaːp̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

hoa giáp

1. cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
2. age of sixty years