tiếng Hoa
noun
Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ hwaː˧˧]Huế [tiəŋ˦˧˥ hwaː˧˧]Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ waː˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of tiếng Hoa in English
Noun
- the Chinese language of the Hoa people
- the Mandarin variety of that language spoken by the aforementioned people
- Tuyển nhân viên phiên dịch tiếng Hoa.We're hiring Mandarin interpreters.
- colloquial synonym of tiếng Quảng Đông (“Cantonese”)
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, tiếng Hoa could be written as 㗂華. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
tiếng (“language”) + Hoa.
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce tiếng Hoa?
IPA: Hanoi [tiəŋ˧˦ hwaː˧˧]; Saigon [tiəŋ˦˥ waː˧˧]. Tones: tiếng — rising tone (sắc), hoa — level tone (ngang).