# hành meaning in Vietnamese: spring onion (A1)

> hành means “spring onion, scallion” in Vietnamese. Examples with audio, in Northern and Southern wording.

Source: https://vietnamesebuddy.com/words/hanh-spring-onion/ · Updated 2026-10-31

**hành**: spring onion

Level: A1 (our estimate)

Typed without accents: hanh

## 1. spring onion (noun)

spring onion, scallion

*Hành lá* is spring onion, *hành tây* an onion, *hành tím* a shallot.

- Cho em phở không hành nha. — Phở without green onion for me, please.
- Mẹ ra chợ mua hành. — Mom went to the market to buy green onions.

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