khống

See also: khong, Khong, không, Khổng, khòng, khong•, and khongʼ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 控.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Adverb

khống

  1. to not give what should or must be given
    nộp thuế khống ― to report taxes lower than it should be so you pay lower taxes
    khai khống ― to not give information you have to give, e.g. by giving false information

See also

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