anh hùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 英雄 (“hero”). Doublet of yêng hùng.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

anh hùng

heroic

Noun

(classifier người) anh hùng

hero

Further reading

"anh hùng" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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