cung kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恭敬.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˥]

Verb

cung kính

  1. to be respectful in one's manners; to respect; to be deferential