dạ hội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 夜 (“night”) and 會 (“gathering”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˨ʔ hoj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩ʔ hoj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jaː˨˩˨ hoj˨˩˨]

Noun

dạ hội

1. a ball (formal dance)