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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 畫眉.
The second element means eyebrow, but often realized by folk etymology as meaning eyelashes (see Vietnamese mi).
Pronunciation
Noun
họa mi
- the Garrulax canorus, the hwamei, a bird native to southeastern and central China as well as northern Laos and Vietnam
- (colloquial, slang) the penis, male genitalia
Usage notes
It is sometimes used to translate (e.g. by Nguyễn & Vũ, 1986[1]) English nightingale (& cognates like Danish nattergal), whose correct translation is dạ oanh. As a result, a few biligual dictionaries accept the usage of họa mi to translate English nightingale.[2][3]
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