á hậu

See also: ahau

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 亞 (“sub-”) and 后 (“queen consort”), equivalent to a blend of á- +‎ hoa hậu (“Miss”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˧˦ həw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˨˩˦ həw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaː˦˥ həw˨˩˨]

Noun

(neologism, in a beauty pageant) a runner-up

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