kì vọng

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kỳ vọng

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 期望.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ vawŋ͡m˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩ʔ] ~ [kɪj˦˩ vɔŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ vawŋ͡m˨˩˨] ~ [kɪj˨˩ jawŋ͡m˨˩˨]

Noun

kì vọng

1. expectation

Verb

kì vọng

1. to expect; to place one's hope and expectation on someone else