bách niên hảo hợp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 百年好合 (“a lifetime of matrimony”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓajk̟̚˧˦ niən˧˧ haːw˧˩ həːp̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˧˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˧˨ həːp̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɓat̚˦˥ niəŋ˧˧ haːw˨˩˦ həːp̚˨˩˨]

Phrase

bách niên hảo hợp

  1. (archaic, before a wedding) may your marriage last a lifetime
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