hú vía
Appearance
Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]hú (“to howl to call upon or summon”) + vía (“spirit”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hu˧˦ viə˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hʊw˨˩˦ viə˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hʊw˦˥ viə˦˥] ~ [hʊw˦˥ jiə˦˥]
Adverb
[edit]Adjective
[edit]- (of an incident) causing fright
- bị một phen hú vía
- to go through a terrifying experience