Huế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hue"

English

Proper noun

Huế

1. Alternative form of Hue.
   • 2010, C. Michele Thompson, “Jean Marie Despiau: Unjustly Maligned Physician in the Medical Service of the Nguyễn”, in Wynn Wilcox, editor, Vietnam and the West: New Approaches (Studies on Southeast Asia; 52), Ithaca, N.Y.: Southeast Asia Program Publications, →ISBN, “Precolonial Encounters (to 1862)” section, page 52:

     The shallowness of the Perfume River, which runs through Huế, and the shifting sandbars at its mouth precluded oceangoing vessels from sailing up the river as far as Huế.

   • 2011, Nghia M. Vo, “Gia Định/Saigon, the Royal Capital (1777–1802)”, in Saigon: A History, Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, →ISBN, page 29:

     Rice thus needed to be transported to the capital Huế for distribution to the northernmost part of the country, but organizing a convoy was not easy. […] But the rice traffic was so vital to Huế’s economy that the Nguyễn ordered boat owners to transport rice to Thuận Hóa twice a year up to 1714; […]

   • 2024, Uyen Luu, “Hue noodle soup with beef and pork: bún bò huế”, in Recipes from My Vietnamese Kitchen: Authentic Food to Awaken the Senses & Feed the Soul, London; New York, N.Y.: Ryland Peters & Small, →ISBN, “Feed the Soul: Soups” section:

     My grandmother was a great entrepreneur; in order to support her family, she opened up her front room to sell bún bò huế, the best noodle soup I have ever eaten. It originates from Huế (the city of temples, emperor’s palaces and dynasties in central Vietnam) and is spicy, bold and invigorating.

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 化 (SV: hoá), as in the historical name Thuận Hoá (順化). Compare these doublets: hoa vs. huê (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) from 花 (MC xwae) as well as hòa vs. huề from 和 (MC hwa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wej˦˥]

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Proper noun

Huế • (化)

1. Hue (a large city in Central Vietnam)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Thừa Thiên Huế

2. (historical) Hue (a city, the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam)

   Synonyms: (historical) Thuận Hoá, (historical) Phú Xuân, (tên Nôm) Kẻ Hoá, (tên Nôm) Kẻ Huế