Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐 and 怯.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ xiəp̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ kʰiəp̚˦˧˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨ xiəp̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kʰip̚˦˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ xip̚˦˥]
Verb
khủng khiếp
- to be terrible; to be dreadful