hiền hoà
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
hiền hòa
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
賢
(
“
virtuous
”
)
and
和
(
“
peaceful
”
)
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hiən˨˩ hwaː˨˩]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hiəŋ˦˩ hwaː˦˩]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[hiəŋ˨˩ waː˨˩]
Adjective
hiền
hoà
mild
;
gentle
;
meek
and
affable