hoa khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花魁.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ xoj˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ kʰoj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [waː˧˧ xoj˧˧]

Noun

(beauty pageant, dated) Miss
(colloquial) the most beautiful girl/woman in a specific area
Nhỏ đó là hoa khôi của lớp tao đó!
That girl is the beauty queen of my class!

Synonyms

hoa hậu

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.