nhũ hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乳 (“breast”) and 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲu˦ˀ˥ hwaː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˧˨ hwaː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˨˩˦ waː˧˧]

Noun

nhũ hoa

1. (anatomy, euphemistic) nipple