Huyền Vũ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms
  • Huyền Võ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 玄武, composed of 玄 (“black”) and 武 (“warrior”), from Literary Chinese 玄武.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwiən˨˩ vu˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwiəŋ˦˩ vʊw˧˨]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wiəŋ˨˩ vʊw˨˩˦] ~ [wiəŋ˨˩ jʊw˨˩˦]

Proper noun

Huyền Vũ

  1. Xuanwu
    Synonyms: Trấn Vũ, Huyền Thiên Trấn Vũ
  2. the Black Tortoise

See also
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