hoàng

See also: hoang and Hoàng

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 黃 (“yellow”); this is the Northern form. Doublet of vàng (“gold”) and huỳnh, the Southern form.

Adjective

hoàng

1. (only in compounds) yellow

Derived terms

• hoàng đạo (黃道, “(astronomy) ecliptic”)
• Hoàng Đế (黃帝, “(Chinese mythology) the Yellow Emperor”)
• Hoàng Hà (黃河, “Yellow River”)
• Hoàng Hạc Lâu (黃鶴樓, “Yellow Crane Tower”)
• Hoàng Hải (黃海, “Yellow Sea”)
• hoàng hôn (黃昏, “dusk; sunset; nightfall; evening twilight”)
• hoàng lan (黃蘭, “(botany) ylang ylang”)
• hoàng oanh (黃鶯, “oriole”)
• hoàng tuyền (黃泉, “(occult) the world of the dead”)
• lưu hoàng (硫黃, “(dated) sulfur”)
• noãn hoàng (卵黃, “(anatomy) yolk in a yolk sac”)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 皇 (“emperor”).

Noun

hoàng

1. (only in compounds) king, emperor, prince

Derived terms

Derived terms

• hoàng đế (“emperor”)
• hoàng gia
• hoàng thượng (“His Majesty”)
• hoàng tộc
• hoàng tử (“prince”)