Hòn Vọng Phu

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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hòn (rock/stone/pebble classifier) + Chinese (literally to wait for the husband), calque of Chinese 望夫石 (Vọng Phu Thạch, Amah Rock), from the myth about a woman who faithfully waited for her husband for so long that she became petrified.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔn˨˩ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ fu˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔŋ˦˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˧] ~ [hɔŋ˦˩ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ fʊw˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɔŋ˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨ fʊw˧˧] ~ [hɔŋ˨˩ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨ fʊw˧˧]

Proper noun

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Hòn Vọng Phu

  1. a rock in Lạng Sơn