hiểm nguy

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 險危. An anagram of nguy hiểm. Switching the order of the syllables in disyllabic words does not usually change its meaning but gives it a literary feel.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəm˧˩ ŋwi˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəm˧˨ ŋwɪj˧˧]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [him˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˧˧]

Noun

hiểm nguy

(literary) danger