hỏi cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

hỏi +‎ cung; the second element is

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 供 (“confession”), also seen in ép cung.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɔj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

    Verb

    hỏi cung

    1. to interrogate; to question; to grill
      hỏi cung kẻ tình nghi là quân khủng bố ― to interrogate a suspected terrorist
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