khùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 狂 (“mad; crazy”, SV: cuồng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

khùng • (窮) (diminutive reduplication khùng khùng)

  1. (informal) crazy; mad
    Synonym: điên
    điên khùng ― crazy; bonkers
  2. (informal, euphemistic, used in mild insults) idiotic; moronic; stupid; dummy
    Thằng khùng! ― Idiot!

Derived terms

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