hoa liễu

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 花柳, composed of 花 (“flower”) and 柳 (“willow”), from Chinese 花柳 (huāliǔ, “red of flowers and green of willows; beauty; courtesan; brothel”), from Chinese 花柳病 (huāliǔbìng, “venereal disease”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liəw˦ˀ˥] (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaː˧˧ liw˧˨] (Saigon) IPA(key): [waː˧˧ liw˨˩˦] === Adjective === hoa liễu (pathology) venereal; sexually transmitted bệnh hoa liễu ― a VD; an STD === See also === da liễu