nhân hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• nhân hóa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 人化, composed of 人 (“human”) and 化 (“-ize”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲən˧˧ hwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ hwaː˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲəŋ˧˧ waː˦˥]

Noun

nhân hoá

1. (rhetoric) personification

   Synonym: nhân cách hoá