khùng

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 狂 (“mad; crazy”, SV: cuồng).

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˦˩] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwŋ͡m˨˩] ~ [xʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

khùng • (窮) (diminutive reduplication khùng khùng)

1. (informal) crazy; mad

   Synonym: điên

   điên khùng ― crazy; bonkers

2. (informal, euphemistic, used in mild insults) idiotic; moronic; stupid; dummy

   Thằng khùng! ― Idiot!