Hòn Vọng Phu
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
hòn (rock/stone/pebble classifier) + Chinese 望夫 (literally “to wait for the husband”), calque of Chinese 望夫石 (Vọng Phu Thạch, “Amah Rock”), from the myth about a woman who faithfully waited for her husband for so long that she became petrified.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔn˨˩ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ fu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔŋ˦˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˧] ~ [hɔŋ˦˩ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɔŋ˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨ fʊw˧˧] ~ [hɔŋ˨˩ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨ fʊw˧˧]