hoang phí

See also: hoàng phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 and 費.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ fɪj˦˥]

Verb

hoang phí

1. to waste; to squander