cung kính

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恭敬.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʊwŋ͡m˧˧ kɨn˦˥]

Verb edit

to be respectful in one's manners; to respect; to be deferential

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