khoan hồng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬洪.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːn˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaːŋ˧˧ həwŋ͡m˨˩]

    Verb

    khoan hồng

    1. (law) to be clement; to be merciful; to be lenient