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)