huyền

See also: huyen and huyện

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwiən˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwiəŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wiəŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 絃.

Noun

huyền

(archaic, of a musical instrument) a string

Derived terms

lục huyền cầm (“guitar”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玄.

Adjective

huyền

(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

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