khoan hồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬洪.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːn˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [xwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

khoan hồng

  1. to be clement; to be merciful; to be lenient
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