hoàng tuyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃泉, composed of 黃 (“yellow”) and 泉 (“spring”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ twiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ twiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Noun

hoàng tuyền

1. (occult, dated) the world of the dead

   Synonym: suối vàng