tân hôn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 新婚, composed of 新 (“new”) and 婚 (“marriage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˧˧ hon˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧ hoŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˧˧ hoŋ˧˧]

Noun

tân hôn

1. the period of time just after getting married

   đêm tân hôn ― wedding night

Adjective

tân hôn

1. newlywed

   cầu nguyện cho đôi tân hôn ― to pray for the newlywed couple