hùng hùng hổ hổ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 熊熊虎虎 (literally “bear-bear-tiger-tiger”); an AABB-type reduplication of hùng hổ.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ho˧˩ ho˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ how˧˨ how˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ how˨˩˦ how˨˩˦]

Adjective

hùng hùng hổ hổ

1. very aggressive; fierce-looking