hành hình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行刑 (“to execute punishment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ hïŋ˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ hɨn˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [han˨˩ hɨn˨˩]

Verb

hành hình

1. to execute (by lethal methods)
2. to implement; to apply; to carry out (especially punishment)