tương kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tương kỵ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 相 (“mutually”) and 忌 (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ ki˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɨəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

tương kị

1. contraindication; incompatibility (especially in medicine)

Adjective

tương kị

1. contraindicated; incompatible