hình sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 刑事.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hïŋ˨˩ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨn˦˩ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [hɨn˦˩ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨn˨˩ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [hɨn˨˩ sɨ˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    hình sự

    1. (criminal law) criminal
    2. (humorous, of the look on a face) dead serious

    See also