kì cục
Vietnamese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇局.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˩ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (colloquial) to work or toil (at something); to do something painstakingly
Adjective edit
- (colloquial) strange; odd; weird
References edit
- An Chi (25 November 2018). "Lắt léo chữ nghĩa: 'Kỳ cục' là gì?". Thanh Niên.