hồi hộp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compare bồi hồi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hoj˨˩ hop̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hoj˦˩ hop̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hoj˨˩ hop̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

hồi hộp

  1. nervous; anxiously excited