khiếm nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 and 雅.

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

Adjective

khiếm nhã

  1. (literary and formal) rude; uncouth
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