hủ hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腐化.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hu˧˩ hwaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊw˧˨ hwaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ waː˦˥]

Verb

hủ hoá

  1. (rare, literary) to rotten
  2. (dated) to commit adultery