khùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 狂 (“mad; crazy”; SV: cuồng).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Adjective

khùng (窮) (phonemic reduplicative khùng khùng)

(informal) crazy; mad
Synonym: điên

điên khùng ― crazy; bonkers
(informal, euphemistic, used in mild insults) idiotic; moronic; stupid; dummy
Thằng khùng! ― Idiot!

Derived terms

Derived terms

điên khùng
nổi khùng

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