chính hiệu

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

chánh hiệu

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 正號, composed of 正 (“genuine, true”) and 號 (“name; store, shop”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕïŋ˧˦ hiəw˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɨn˦˧˥ hiw˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɨn˦˥ hiw˨˩˨]

Adjective

chính hiệu

(of origin, sometimes humorous or self-deprecatory) authentic; real; true
người Hà Nội chính hiệu ― a "real" Hanoian

hàng chính hiệu ― an authentic good

See also

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