hành

See also: hạnh

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(classifier cây) hành • (莕, 莖)

scallion; spring onion; green onion
Synonyms: hành hoa, hành lá, hành ta

(classifier củ) hành

Short for hành tây (“onion”).

Derived terms

mỡ hành

Etymology 2

Shortened from hành hạ.

Coinage most likely facilitated by the homophony of the unrelated noun above, leading to further coinage of phrases like bán hành (“to torment physically/to sell scallion”) and bón hành (“to give a one-sided beating/to spoon-feed scallion”).

Verb

hành

(humorous) Short for hành hạ.

Noun

hành

(often humorous) torment; physical abuse
Phim tới đâu rồi?
Nhân vật chính đang bị phản diện bán hành.
How is the movie going right now?
Yeah, the protagonist is getting the shit beaten out of him by the villain.

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