hỏi cung

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === hỏi +‎ cung; the second element is Sino-Vietnamese word from 供 (“confession”), also seen in ép cung. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˩ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hɔj˧˨ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɔj˨˩˦ kʊwŋ͡m˧˧] === Verb === hỏi cung to interrogate; to question; to grill hỏi cung kẻ tình nghi là quân khủng bố ― to interrogate a suspected terrorist