hứa hẹn

Vietnamese

Etymology

hứa (“to promise”) +‎ hẹn (“to promise; to make an appointment”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɨə˧˦ hɛn˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɨə˨˩˦ hɛŋ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɨə˦˥ hɛŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

hứa hẹn

1. to promise; to make promises

Noun

hứa hẹn

1. good outlook; promising prospects

   đầy hứa hẹn ― to be full of promise; to be of great promise