khôn hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

khôn +‎ hồn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xon˧˧ hon˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˦˩] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˨˩] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]

Adjective

khôn hồn

  1. (colloquial, used in threats and warnings) wise; reasonable; sensible
    Khôn hồn thì mau giả nợ cho tao đi.
    If you know what's good for you, then you'd better pay your debt fast.
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