khoẻ khoắn

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• khỏe khoắn

Etymology

-ăn reduplication of khoẻ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwɛ˧˩ xwan˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˨ kʰwaŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xwɛ˧˨ xwaŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˨˩˦ kʰwaŋ˦˥] ~ [xwɛ˨˩˦ xwaŋ˦˥]

Adjective

khoẻ khoắn

1. healthy and energetic; lively