quan ngại
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 關礙 (“to interfere; to hinder”); reinterpreted as if quan (in quan tâm) + ngại (in lo ngại).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩˨]
Verb[edit]
- (often officialese) to become concerned (about)