khoe khoang

Vietnamese

Etymology

-ang reduplication of khoe.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧ kʰwaːŋ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧ xwaːŋ˧˧]

Verb

khoe khoang

1. to boast; to brag; to be boastful