cầu kì

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

cầu kỳ

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 求 (“to seek; to pursue”) and 奇 (“strange; unusual”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ ki˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kəw˦˩ kɪj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kəw˨˩ kɪj˨˩]

Adjective edit

picky; choosy; fussy
pedantic; pretentious

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