hiểm nguy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 險危. An anagram of nguy hiểm. Switching the order of the syllables in disyllabic words does not usually change its meaning but gives it a literary feel.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˩ ŋwi˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˨ ŋwɪj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [him˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˧˧]

Noun

hiểm nguy

  1. (literary) danger
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