bàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彷徨.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

bàng hoàng

  1. stunned; stupefied; dumbfounded