choáng váng

Vietnamese

Etymology

choáng (“dazzled; shocked”) +‎ váng (“dizzy”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaːŋ˧˦ vaːŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwaːŋ˦˧˥ vaːŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ vaːŋ˦˥] ~ [c⁽ʷ⁾aːŋ˦˥ jaːŋ˦˥]

Adjective

choáng váng • (𤶜𤷮)

1. dizzy; giddy; vertiginous