quan ngại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關礙 (“to interfere; to hinder”); reinterpreted as if quan (in quan tâm) +‎ ngại (in lo ngại).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

quan ngại

  1. (often officialese) to become concerned (about)
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