Hồng

See also: hong, hōng, hóng, hőng, hǒng, hòng, hông, hồng, Hong, and Høng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 紅, 洪, 鴻 and so on. Doublet of Hường.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩]
• Homophones: hồng, hòng

Proper noun

Hồng

1. a unisex given name from Chinese
2. (sông ~) Red River (a river in northern Vietnam and Yunnan, southern China)

   Synonym: sông Hồng