hồng hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [həwŋ͡m˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) hồng hoàng

the great hornbill, Buceros bicornis
other species of hornbills

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