hương

== Vietnamese == === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨəŋ˧˧] Homophone: Hương === Etymology 1 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 香 (“fragrance”). Compare Japanese 香 (kō, “incense”). ==== Noun ==== hương (usually literary or marketing) fragrance; scent hương đồng gió nội ― the fragrance and wind on rice paddies ===== Derived terms ===== ==== Noun ==== (classifier nén) hương (Northern Vietnam) incense Synonym: nhang thắp hương ― to burn incense on an altar or at a grave hương muỗi ― a mosquito coil ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === Sino-Vietnamese word from 鄉. ==== Noun ==== hương (only in compounds) township; populated place (administrative) an administrative unit in China and Taiwan; township ===== Derived terms =====