hoà nhã

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hòa nhã

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 和 and 雅.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaː˨˩ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaː˦˩ ɲaː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waː˨˩ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

affable, courteous
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
  Người kia cũng không cưỡng ép, cả ngày chỉ hòa nhã trò chuyện cho nàng khuây khỏa.
  He also did not force anything; all day he only affably conversed with her to give her solace.

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