khoẻ khoắn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

-ăn reduplication of khoẻ.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwɛ˧˩ xwan˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˧˨ kʰwaŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xwɛ˧˨ xwaŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˨˩˦ kʰwaŋ˦˥] ~ [xwɛ˨˩˦ xwaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

khoẻ khoắn

  1. healthy and energetic; lively