khoe khoang

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

-ang reduplication of khoe.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]

Verb edit

khoe khoang

to boast; to brag; to be boastful

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