hoa giáp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花甲.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ zaːp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ jaːp̚˦˥]

Noun

hoa giáp

  1. cycle of sixty years in the sexagenary cycle
  2. age of sixty years