khoan nhượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬 (“to relax”) and 讓 (“to yield”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːn˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ ɲɨəŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

khoan nhượng

1. to yield (to); to compromise (with); to tolerate (encroachment)