hoạnh hoẹ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hoạnh họe

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hwajŋ̟˧˨ʔ hwɛ˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hwɛɲ˨˩ʔ hwɛ˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [wan˨˩˨ wɛ˨˩˨]

Verb

hoạnh hoẹ

1. to nag and verbally harass by digging into other's misdeeds or mistakes