hoàn hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 還魂 (“to come back to life”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwaːn˨˩ hon˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwaːŋ˦˩ hoŋ˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˨˩ hoŋ˨˩]

Verb

hoàn hồn

1. to compose oneself; to calm down

   Cho em xin vài phút để hoàn hồn.

   Give me a couple minutes to compose myself.