hạnh

See also: hành

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [han˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 杏.

Noun

hạnh

almond

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行 (“conduct”). Doublet of hàng.

Noun

hạnh

(Confucianism) virtue, one of the tứ đức (“four virtues”) that women are supposed to have

See also

đức hạnh

Etymology 3

Perhaps a Sino-Vietnamese word from 幸 (“lucky”), arising from taboo of mentioning tắc (“kumquat; blocked; stuck”).

Noun

hạnh

(Mekong Delta dialect) kumquat

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