hoa liễu
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Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 花柳, composed of 花 (“flower”) and 柳 (“willow”), from Chinese 花柳 (huāliǔ, “red of flowers and green of willows; beauty; courtesan; brothel”), from Chinese 花柳病 (huāliǔbìng, “venereal disease”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liəw˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ liw˨˩˦]
Adjective
edit- (pathology) venereal; sexually transmitted
- bệnh hoa liễu ― a VD; an STD