hỗn hào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps a semantic shift from the Sino-Vietnamese word 混淆.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hon˦ˀ˥ haːw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hoŋ˧˨ haːw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hoŋ˨˩˦ haːw˨˩]

Adjective

hỗn hào

  1. rude; impertinent; insolent (generally speaking)