khiếm nhã

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 and 雅.

Pronunciation edit

(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 edit

khiếm nhã

(literary and formal) rude; uncouth

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