hung thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 凶手, composed of 凶 (“fierce”) and 手 (“-er”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

hung thủ

1. a culprit who is a suspect murderer or assailant

See also

• hung khí
• sát thủ