hứa hôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 許婚 (“to consent to marriage”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨə˧˦ hon˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨə˨˩˦ hoŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨə˦˥ hoŋ˧˧]

Verb

to engage, to betroth

Noun

engagement

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