khống

See also: khong, Khong, không, Khổng, khòng, khong•, and khongʼ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 控.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥]

    Adverb

    khống

    1. to not give what should or must be given
      nộp thuế khống ― to report taxes lower than it should be so you pay lower taxes
      khai khống ― to not give information you have to give, e.g. by giving false information

    See also

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