hỏi cung
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]hỏi + cung; the second element is Sino-Vietnamese word from 供 (“confession”), also seen in ép cung.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɔj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
Verb
[edit]- to interrogate; to question; to grill
- hỏi cung kẻ tình nghi là quân khủng bố ― to interrogate a suspected terrorist