nhũ hoa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 乳 (“breast”) and 花 (“flower”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲu˦ˀ˥ hwaː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˧˨ hwaː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲʊw˨˩˦ waː˧˧]

Noun

nhũ hoa

(anatomy, euphemistic) nipple

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