hủ hoá

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hủ hóa

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腐化.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hu˧˩ hwaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊw˧˨ hwaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ waː˦˥]

Verb

hủ hoá

1. (rare, literary) to rotten
2. (dated) to commit adultery