khoan hồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬洪.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːn˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

khoan hồng

1. to be clement; to be merciful; to be lenient