bách niên hảo hợp

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 百年好合 (a lifetime of matrimony).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ niən˧˧ haːw˧˩ həːp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˧˨ həːp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˨˩˦ həːp̚˨˩˨]

Phrase

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bách niên hảo hợp

  1. (archaic, before a wedding) may your marriage last a lifetime