hoa khôi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 花魁, composed of 花 (“flower/prostitute”) and 魁 (“leader”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [hwaː˧˧ xoj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [waː˧˧ xoj˧˧]
Noun edit
- (colloquial) a beauty queen; a supremely beautiful female; an exceptionally gorgeous girl
- Nhỏ đó là hoa khôi của lớp tao đó!
- That girl is the beauty queen of my class!
- (dated) Miss (title for a beauty pageant winner)
- (obsolete) a courtesan of supreme beauty