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cuồng

adjective Sino-Vietnamese
Hanoi [kuəŋ˨˩]Huế [kuəŋ˦˩]Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩] browser voice
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cuồng means crazy; mad; bonkers.

Chinese characters: 狂

Meanings of cuồng in English

Adjective

  1. colloquial, literary crazy; mad; bonkers ≈ điênkhùngmáthâm
    • phát cuồngto go mad
    • Mày bị cuồng à?Have you gone bonkers?
  2. abbreviation, of a fanatic short for cuồng nhiệt (“very enthusiastic; very fanatical; very big; huge”)

Words with cuồng

Example sentences with cuồng

  • Tom là một fan cuồng của nhạc sỹ Chopin. Tom really likes Chopin.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 狂.

Frequently asked questions

What does cuồng mean in English?

cuồng (adjective) means "crazy; mad; bonkers".

How do you pronounce cuồng?

IPA: Hanoi [kuəŋ˨˩]; Saigon [kuəŋ˨˩]. Tones: cuồng — falling tone (huyền).

Is cuồng a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. cuồng is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 狂.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.