hú vía

Vietnamese

Etymology

hú (“to howl to call upon or summon”) +‎ vía (“spirit”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hu˧˦ viə˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ viə˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hʊw˦˥ viə˦˥] ~ [hʊw˦˥ jiə˦˥]

Adverb

hú vía

  1. (of being scared or frightened) very much
    Synonym: hết hồn
    sợ hú vía
    to be scared shitless

Adjective

hú vía

  1. (of an incident) causing fright
    bị một phen hú vía
    to go through a terrifying experience

Interjection

hú vía

  1. used after being very startled, scared or frightened; whew; phew
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