hành hình

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行刑 (“to execute punishment”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ hïŋ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ hɨn˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [han˨˩ hɨn˨˩]

Verb

hành hình

to execute (by lethal methods)
to implement; to apply; to carry out (especially punishment)

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