cát hung
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
- (Southern Vietnam, obsolete) kiết hung
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 吉 and 兇.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːt̚˧˦ hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˧˥ hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kaːk̚˦˥ hʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Adjective[edit]
- propitious or ill-omened
- 2005, chapter 2, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Bao Tích Nhược ngồi trong phòng, tim đập thình thịch, không biết cát hung ra sao.
- Bāo Xīruò sat in the room, her heart pounding, not knowing whether what just happened was for good or for bad.