khoe khoang

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

-ang reduplication of khoe.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb[edit]

khoe khoang

  1. to boast; to brag; to be boastful