hương

See also: hướng, hưởng, hường, Hường, and Hương

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧]
Homophone: Hương

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 香 (“fragrance”). Compare Japanese 香 (kō, “incense”).

Noun

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

Noun

(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

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鄉.

Noun

hương

(only in compounds) township; populated place
(administrative) an administrative unit in China and Taiwan; township

Derived terms

lên hương
quê hương (“hometown; birthplace”)
thi hương
đồng hương (同鄉, “from the same hometown”)

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