quan ngại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關礙 (“to interfere; to hinder”); reinterpreted as if quan (in quan tâm) +‎ ngại (in lo ngại).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

quan ngại

1. (often officialese) to become concerned (about)