hung thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 兇手, composed of 兇 (“fierce”) and 手 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

hung thủ

  1. a culprit who is a suspect murderer or assailant

See also

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