khiêm tốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 謙遜.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˧ ton˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˧˧ toŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˧˧ toŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰim˧˧ toŋ˦˥] ~ [xim˧˧ toŋ˦˥]

Adjective

khiêm tốn

  1. modest; humble
  2. (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, of people's height, level, etc.) below average
    Anh ấy có chiều cao khiêm tốn.
    He's vertically challenged.
    (literally, “He has humble height.”)
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