kinh dị

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 驚異, composed of 驚 (“frighten”) and 異 (“different”).

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kïŋ˧˧ zi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ jɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɨn˧˧ jɪj˨˩˨]

Adjective[edit]

(rare or obsolete) stupefying; amazing
horrible; horrifying
phim kinh dị ― horror movie

Derived terms[edit]

kinh dị hợm

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