Save Gender Feminine Usage Vietnamese Pronounced Pron. /hwaːŋ˨˩.ʔiən˧˦/, /waːŋ˨˩.ʔiəŋ˦˥/ [key·simplify] Meaning & History From Sino-Vietnamese 黃 (hoàng) "yellow" and 燕 (yến) "small bird" meaning "canary".