Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 白馬 (“white horse”) and 皇子 (“prince”), akin to Chinese 白馬王子 ‎(Bạch Mã Vương Tử, “Prince Charming”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐjʔk̟̚˧ˀ˨ʔ maː˦ˀ˥ hwaːŋ˨˩ tɨ̞̠˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˨ˀ˨ʔ maː˧˩ hwaːŋ˧˧ tɨ̞̠ɰ˧˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ˀɓɐʔt̚˨ˀ˧ʔ maː˨˦ waːŋ˨˩ tɨ̞̠ɰ˨˦]