huý kị
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 諱 (“taboo”) and 忌 (“to avoid”), calque of Chinese 忌諱/忌讳 (kị huý).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hwi˧˦ ki˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hwɪj˨˩˦ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [wɪj˦˥ kɪj˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (especially in a superstitious and fearful way)
Noun edit
- a taboo (something culturally forbidden)
- (historical) name taboo (especially to prohibit using the names of royalty)