quan ngại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 關礙 (“to interfere; to hinder”); reinterpreted as if quan (in quan tâm) +‎ ngại (in lo ngại).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kwaːn˧˧ ŋaːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kwaːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [waːŋ˧˧ ŋaːj˨˩˨]

Verb

quan ngại

(often officialese) to become concerned (about)

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