khệnh khạng

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Vietnamese

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Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəjŋ̟˧˨ʔ xaːŋ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰen˨˩ʔ kʰaːŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [xen˨˩ʔ xaːŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəːn˨˩˨ kʰaːŋ˨˩˨] ~ [xəːn˨˩˨ xaːŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

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khệnh khạng (𠀗𠀖)

  1. walking slowly, with difficulty
  2. walking with an air of importance, strutting