họa mi

== 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 === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˨ʔ mi˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˨˩ʔ mɪj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˨˩˨ mɪj˧˧] === 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) English nightingale (& cognates like Danish nattergal), whose correct translation is dạ oanh. As a result, a few bilingual dictionaries accept the usage of họa mi to translate English nightingale. ==== References ====