oán hận

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 怨恨, composed of and . Doublet of oán hờn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔwaːn˧˦ hən˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔwaːŋ˦˧˥ həŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [(ʔ)waːŋ˦˥ həŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

oán hận

  1. to resent very deeply; to feel animosity towards; to hold a grudge against