sùng kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 崇敬.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kɨn˦˧˥] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˦˩ kɨn˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kɨn˦˥] ~ [sʊwŋ͡m˨˩ kɨn˦˥]

Verb

sùng kính

1. (literary) to venerate; to hold in reverence