kinh dị
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚異, composed of 驚 (“frighten”) and 異 (“different”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ zi˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ jɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]
Adjective edit
- (rare or obsolete) stupefying; amazing
- horrible; horrifying
- phim kinh dị ― horror movie