hà thủ ô

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 何首烏, from Chinese 何首烏 / 何首乌 (héshǒuwū).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ tʰu˧˩ ʔo˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haː˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨ ʔow˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [haː˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦ ʔow˧˧]

Noun

hà thủ ô

1. Chinese knotweed (Reynoutria multiflora)