yêng hùng
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Originally a southern dialectal form of anh hùng (“hero”), non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 英雄 (SV: anh hùng). Doublet of anh hùng. Compare yếng (as in yếng sáng) and ánh, and phonetically similar pairs such as hiềng and hành, kiểng and cảnh, kiếng and kính, miểng and mảnh, thiềng and thành.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔiəŋ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
Noun edit
- (derogatory) a person indulging in heroics