huê

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hue"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花, variant of hoa. Compare doublets hòa & huề from 和.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwe˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwej˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wej˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bông) huê

(Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) flower
- 1937, Dương Bá Trạc, "Vào hè (Into Summer)" in Nét mực tình (The Affectionate Ink Stroke)[1]
  Vàng phai, thắm nhạt ngán cho huê. / Hồng rơi thắm rụng tiếc cho huê.
  The yellow (hue) fades; the color wanes; (I feel) dismayed for the flowers. / The rosy and colorful (petals) fall and drop; (I feel) sorry for the flowers.

References

"Vào hè", Thi Viện (Poetry's Institute)

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