See also: khong, Khong, không, Khổng, khòng, khong•, and khongʼ Vietnamese Etymology Sino-Vietnamese word from 控. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˦˥] Adverb khống to not give what should or must be given nộp thuế khống ― to report taxes lower than it should be so you pay lower taxes khai khống ― to not give information you have to give, eg. by giving false information See also khống chếvu khốngWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.