khống

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 控.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˥]

Adverb

khống

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

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