hoành phi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hoàng phi

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 橫批.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwajŋ̟˨˩ fi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɛɲ˦˩ fɪj˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [wan˨˩ fɪj˧˧]

Noun

(classifier bức, tấm, chiếc) hoành phi • (橫批)

horizontal lacquered board engraved with Chinese characters (usually hung over a door and flanked by two vertical scrolls forming a couplet)

Synonyms

(horizontal lacquered board): biển hoành

References

"hoành phi" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)

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