kinh hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚惶.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Verb

kinh hoàng

  1. to be scared; to be frightened; to be terrified
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