hợm hĩnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

-inh reduplication of hợm.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [həːm˧˨ʔ hïŋ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [həːm˨˩ʔ hɨn˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həːm˨˩˨ hɨn˨˩˦]

Adjective

hợm hĩnh

  1. smug, arrogant, haughty