hoàn hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 還魂 (“to come back to life”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːn˨˩ hon˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ hoŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˨˩ hoŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    hoàn hồn

    1. to compose oneself; to calm down
      Cho em xin vài phút để hoàn hồn.
      Give me a couple minutes to compose myself.
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