đoàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

A hypercorrection of đàng hoàng, based on the assumption that both syllables are supposed to rhyme, thus causing regressive assimilation.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ hwaːŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˦˩ hwaːŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗwaːŋ˨˩ waːŋ˨˩]

Adjective

đoàng hoàng

1. Misconstruction of đàng hoàng