hết hồn

Vietnamese

Etymology

hết (“to run out of”) +‎ hồn (“soul”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [het̚˧˦ hon˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [het̚˦˧˥ hoŋ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həːt̚˦˥ hoŋ˨˩]

Adverb

hết hồn

(of being startled, scared or frightened) very much
Synonyms: chết, chết khiếp, hồn xiêu phách lạc, hồn phi phách tán

sợ hết hồn
to be terrified; to be scared shitless

Interjection

hết hồn

used after being very startled, scared or frightened; whew; phew

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