bàng hoàng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 彷徨.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

bàng hoàng

1. stunned; stupefied; dumbfounded