khiếp sợ

Vietnamese

Etymology

khiếp +‎ sợ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəp̚˧˦ səː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəp̚˦˧˥ ʂəː˨˩ʔ] ~ [xiəp̚˦˧˥ səː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰip̚˦˥ ʂəː˨˩˨] ~ [xip̚˦˥ səː˨˩˨]

Verb

khiếp sợ

1. to be afraid (of); to fear; to dread; to be frightened