hỏi cung

Vietnamese

Etymology

hỏi +‎ cung; the second element is Sino-Vietnamese word from 供 (“confession”), also seen in ép cung.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hɔj˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɔj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɔj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

to interrogate; to question; to grill
hỏi cung kẻ tình nghi là quân khủng bố ― to interrogate a suspected terrorist

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