hoàng oanh

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃鶯, composed of 黃 (“yellow”) and 鶯 (“oriole”). Doublet of vàng anh and hoàng anh.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ ʔwajŋ̟˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ ʔwɛɲ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ (ʔ)wan˧˧]

Noun

(classifier con) hoàng oanh

1. oriole