hoàn hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還魂 (“to come back to life”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˨˩ hon˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ hoŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩ hoŋ˨˩]

Verb

hoàn hồn

  1. to compose oneself; to calm down
    Cho em xin vài phút để hoàn hồn.
    Give me a couple minutes to compose myself.
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