hương

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Vietnamese[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (fragrance). Compare Japanese (, incense).

Noun[edit]

hương

  1. (usually literary or marketing) fragrance; scent
    hương đồng gió nộithe fragrance and wind on rice paddies
    Nước xả hương hoa hồng mới, nay đậm đặc hơn !
    New rose-scented softener, now even more concentrated!
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Noun[edit]

(classifier nén) hương

  1. (Northern Vietnam) incense
    Synonym: nhang
    thắp hươngto burn incense on an altar or at a grave
    hương muỗia mosquito coil
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Etymology 2[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Noun[edit]

hương

  1. (only in compounds) township; populated place
  2. (administrative) an administrative unit in China and Taiwan; township
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