khôn hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

khôn +‎ hồn.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xon˧˧ hon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˦˩] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˨˩] ~ [xoŋ˧˧ hoŋ˨˩]

Verb

khôn hồn

1. (colloquial, used in threats and warnings) to be wise; to be reasonable; to be sensible