khống

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 控.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Adverb

khống

1. to not give what should be given

   nộp thuế khống ― to report taxes lower than it should be so you pay lower taxes

   khai khống ― to not give information you have to give, eg. by giving false information

See also

Derived terms

• khống chế
• vu khống