khoe khoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of khoe.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]

Verb

khoe khoang

  1. to boast; to brag; to be boastful