hỗn hào

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps a semantic shift from the Sino-Vietnamese word 混淆.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hon˦ˀ˥ haːw˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˧˨ haːw˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hoŋ˨˩˦ haːw˨˩]

Adjective

hỗn hào

1. rude; impertinent; insolent (generally speaking)