khủng bố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 恐怖 (“terror, terrifying”), misreading of khủng phố

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˧˩ ɓo˧ˀ˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˧˩ʔ ɓow˩ˀ˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩˦ ɓow˦ˀ˥]

Verb

khủng bố

to persecute
to terrify, to cause terror

Derived terms

chủ nghĩa khủng bố (terrorism)
tên khủng bố, kẻ khủng bố (terrorist)

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