hình sự
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 刑事.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hïŋ˨˩ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɨn˦˩ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ] ~ [hɨn˦˩ sɨ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɨn˨˩ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [hɨn˨˩ sɨ˨˩˨]
Adjective
[edit]- (criminal law) criminal
- (humorous, of the look on a face) dead serious