hỏng hóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

hỏng (broken) +‎ hóc (jammed).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˧˩ hawk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˧˨ hawk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [hɔŋ˧˨ hawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hawŋ͡m˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

hỏng hóc

  1. (of machine) to break down; to fail