hàu

See also: hau, háu, hầu, hậu, ha'u, and -hau

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hào

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蠔 (“oyster”, SV: hào).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [haw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [haw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ha(ː)w˨˩]

Noun

(classifier con) hàu • (䗔, 𧓏)

an oyster (mollusk; food)

Derived terms

dầu hàu (“oyster sauce”)

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