hoàn hồn

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還魂 (“to come back to life”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːn˨˩ hon˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ hoŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ hoŋ˨˩]

Verb[edit]

hoàn hồn

to compose oneself; to calm down
Cho em xin vài phút để hoàn hồn.
Give me a couple minutes to compose myself.

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