hoành phi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hoàng phi

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 橫批.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwajŋ̟˨˩ fi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɛɲ˦˩ fɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wan˨˩ fɪj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bức, tấm, chiếc) hoành phi • (橫批)

1. horizontal lacquered board engraved with Chinese characters (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)

Synonyms

• (horizontal lacquered board): biển hoành

References

• "hoành phi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)