hỏng hóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

hỏng (“broken”) +‎ hóc (“jammed”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hawŋ͡m˧˩ hawk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hawŋ͡m˧˨ hawk͡p̚˦˧˥] ~ [hɔŋ˧˨ hawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hawŋ͡m˨˩˦ hawk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

hỏng hóc

1. (of machine) to break down; to fail