kinh khủng

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚恐 (“horrified”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦]

Adjective[edit]

kinh khủng

horrible; terrible; awful; outrageous; monstrous

Adverb[edit]

kinh khủng

horribly; terribly; awfully
ngu kinh khủng
outrageously stupid

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