đào hoa

See also: đạo hoả

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 桃花 (“peach blossom; luck in love”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˦˩ hwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ waː˧˧]

Adjective

đào hoa

1. (of a man) lucky in love