hành hạ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• (shortened) hành

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 行下, composed of 行 and 下.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hajŋ̟˨˩ haː˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɛɲ˦˩ haː˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [han˨˩ haː˨˩˨]

Verb

hành hạ

1. to cause serious injury or misery to someone; to harass, to torment