hoang phí

See also: hoàng phi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fi˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [hwaːŋ˧˧ fɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [waːŋ˧˧ fɪj˦˥]

    Verb

    hoang phí

    1. to waste; to squander