hoa khôi

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Tày

Etymology

From Vietnamese hoa khôi.

Pronunciation

Noun

hoa khôi (花魁)

  1. a beautiful female

References

  • Lục Văn Pảo, Hoàng Tuấn Nam (2003) Hoàng Triều Ân, editor, Từ điển chữ Nôm Tày [A Dictionary of (chữ) Nôm Tày]‎ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Nhà xuất bản Khoa học Xã hội

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 花魁, composed of (flower/prostitute) and (leader).

Pronunciation

Noun

hoa khôi

  1. (colloquial) a beauty queen; a supremely beautiful female; an exceptionally gorgeous girl
    Nhỏ đó là hoa khôi của lớp tao đó!
    That girl is the beauty queen of my class!
  2. (dated) Miss (title for a beauty pageant winner)
  3. (obsolete) a courtesan of supreme beauty

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