hoàng tuyền

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃泉, composed of 黃 (“yellow”) and 泉 (“spring”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩ twiən˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ twiəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩ t⁽ʷ⁾iəŋ˨˩]

Noun

hoàng tuyền

  1. (occult, dated) the world of the dead
    Synonym: suối vàng
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