hứa hôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 許婚, composed of 許 (“to promise; to vow”) and 婚 (“marriage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨə˧˦ hon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨə˨˩˦ hoŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɨə˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]

Verb

hứa hôn

1. to engage, to betroth

Noun

hứa hôn

1. engagement