hổ thẹn

Vietnamese

Etymology

hổ (“ashamed”) +‎ thẹn (“to be ashamed”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ho˧˩ tʰɛn˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [how˧˨ tʰɛŋ˨˩ʔ]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [how˨˩˦ tʰɛŋ˨˩˨]

Adjective

hổ thẹn • (𢗝𫅡)

ashamed; guilty (feeling); embarrassed

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