khoan nhượng

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 寬 (“to relax”) and 讓 (“to yield”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    khoan nhượng

    1. to yield (to); to compromise (with); to tolerate (encroachment)
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