kinh khủng khiếp

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Blend of kinh khủng +‎ khủng khiếp.

Pronunciation edit

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kïŋ˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ xiəp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˨ kʰiəp̚˦˧˥] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˧˨ xiəp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɨn˧˧ kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ kʰip̚˦˥] ~ [kɨn˧˧ xʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ xip̚˦˥]

Adverb edit

kinh khủng khiếp (驚恐怯)

  1. (neologism, colloquial, slang) terribly; extremely; very