huề

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 和 (SV: hoà).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwe˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwej˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wej˨˩]

Adjective

huề

1. Central Vietnam and Southern Vietnam form of hoà (“resulting in a draw”)

   huề cả làng ― everything is all right (humorous)

See also

Derived terms

• huề vốn

 

Verb

huề

1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to draw, to tie