hàu

See also: hau, háu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, and -hau

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hào

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠔 (“oyster”, SV: hào).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [haw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ha(ː)w˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) hàu • (䗔, 𧓏)

1. an oyster (mollusk; food)
2. (vulgar, slang, colloquial) the vulva or vagina; female genitalia

Derived terms

• dầu hàu (“oyster sauce”)