hoành phi
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 橫批.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwajŋ̟˨˩ fi˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɛɲ˦˩ fɪj˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wan˨˩ fɪj˧˧]
Noun edit
(classifier bức, tấm, chiếc) hoành phi • (橫批)
- horizontal lacquered board engraved with Chinese characters (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)
Synonyms edit
- (horizontal lacquered board): biển hoành
References edit
- "hoành phi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)