hoa mắt

Vietnamese

Etymology

From hoa (“flower; blurred”) +‎ mắt (“eye”). Compare Chinese 眼花 (nhãn hoa).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ mat̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˧˧ mak̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˧˧ mak̚˦˥]

Adjective

dazzled; bleary-eyed

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