Huế

See also: Appendix:Variations of "hue"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Likely a non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 化 (SV: hoá), as in the historical name Thuận Hoá (順化). Compare these doublets: hoa vs. huê (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, dated or obsolete) from 花 (MC xwae) as well as hòa vs. huề from 和 (MC hwa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wej˦˥]

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Proper noun

Huế • (化)

1. Hue (a large city in Central Vietnam)

   Synonym: (obsolete) Thừa Thiên Huế

2. (historical) Hue (a city, the capital of Thừa Thiên Huế province, Vietnam)

   Synonyms: (historical) Thuận Hoá, (historical) Phú Xuân, (tên Nôm) Kẻ Hoá, (tên Nôm) Kẻ Huế