kinh khủng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚恐 (“horrified”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

kinh khủng

  1. horrible; terrible; awful; outrageous; monstrous

Adverb[edit]

kinh khủng

  1. horribly; terribly; awfully
    ngu kinh khủng
    outrageously stupid
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