hoang vu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒蕪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ vu˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ vʊw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ vʊw˧˧] ~ [waːŋ˧˧ jʊw˧˧]

Adjective

hoang vu

1. (of a place) wild; unaffected by human's activities

   Synonym: hoang sơ