hương
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Vietnamese[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
- Homophone: Hương
Etymology 1[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 香 (“fragrance”). Compare Japanese 香 (kō, “incense”).
Noun[edit]
hương
- (usually literary or marketing) fragrance; scent
- hương đồng gió nội ― the fragrance and wind on rice paddies
- Nước xả hương hoa hồng mới, nay đậm đặc hơn !
- New rose-scented softener, now even more concentrated!
Derived terms[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier nén) hương
- (Northern Vietnam) incense
- Synonym: nhang
- thắp hương ― to burn incense on an altar or at a grave
- hương muỗi ― a mosquito coil
Derived terms[edit]
Etymology 2[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 鄉.
Noun[edit]
hương
- (only in compounds) township; populated place
- (administrative) an administrative unit in China and Taiwan; township
Derived terms[edit]
- đồng hương (同鄉, “from the same hometown”)
- lên hương
- quê hương (“hometown; birthplace”)
- thi hương