hành hình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行刑 (“to execute punishment”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ hïŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ hɨn˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [han˨˩ hɨn˨˩]

Verb

hành hình

  1. to execute (by lethal methods)
  2. to implement; to apply; to carry out (especially punishment)
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