hạnh
See also: hành
Vietnamese edit
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [han˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 杏.
Noun edit
hạnh
Etymology 2 edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 行 (“conduct”). Doublet of hàng.
Noun edit
hạnh
- (Confucianism) virtue, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have
See also edit
Etymology 3 edit
Perhaps a Sino-Vietnamese word from 幸 (“lucky”), arising from taboo of mentioning tắc (“kumquat; blocked; stuck”).
Noun edit
hạnh