kinh hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚惶.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ hwaːŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ hwaːŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ waːŋ˨˩]

Verb

kinh hoàng

to be scared; to be frightened; to be terrified

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