hiểm nguy

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 險危. An anagram of nguy hiểm. Switching the order of the syllables in disyllabic words does not usually change its meaning but gives it a literary feel.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˩ ŋwi˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəm˧˨ ŋwɪj˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [him˨˩˦ ŋwɪj˧˧]

    Noun

    hiểm nguy

    1. (literary) danger