huyền

See also: huyen and huyện

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiən˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiəŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絃.

Noun

huyền

1. (archaic, of a musical instrument) a string

Derived terms

• lục huyền cầm (“guitar”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玄.

Adjective

huyền

1. (usually of hair) black

   đen huyền ― pleasantly black

   tóc huyền ― beautifully black hair

   (thanh) huyền ― the tone as in the word huyền

   (dấu) huyền ― the grave accent for representing the huyền tone

See also

• Huyền Vũ