hoang phí

See also: hoàng phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 荒 and 費.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ fɪj˦˥]

Verb

to waste; to squander

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