khiếm thính
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥]
Adjective edit
- (formal, euphemistic) deaf, hearing-impaired
- Synonym: điếc