khủng khiếp

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐 and 怯.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ xiəp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ kʰiəp̚˦˧˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˧˨ xiəp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kʰip̚˦˥] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ xip̚˦˥]

Verb

khủng khiếp

  1. to be terrible; to be dreadful
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