thuỷ tiên

See also: thủy tiên, Thủy Tiên, and Thuỷ Tiên

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thủy tiên

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 水仙.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwi˧˩ tiən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwɪj˧˨ tiəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tiəŋ˧˧]

Noun

(classifier cây, hoa, bông) thuỷ tiên

1. narcissus (any of several bulbous flowering plants of the genus Narcissus)