hùng hùng hổ hổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熊熊虎虎 (literally “bear-bear-tiger-tiger”); an AABB-type reduplication of hùng hổ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˧˩ ho˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ how˧˨ how˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩˦ how˨˩˦]

Adjective

hùng hùng hổ hổ

  1. very aggressive; fierce-looking
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