hoa mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From hoa (“flower; blurred”) +‎ mắt (“eye”). Compare Chinese 眼花 (nhãn hoa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ mat̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ mak̚˦˥]

Adjective

hoa mắt

1. dazzled; bleary-eyed