bóng hồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóng (“shadow”) +‎ hồng (“pink”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦ həwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥ həwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥ həwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥ həwŋ͡m˨˩]

Noun

bóng hồng

1. (figurative) girl; woman