hiếm khi

Vietnamese

Etymology

hiếm (“rare”) +‎ khi (“when”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəm˧˦ xi˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəm˦˧˥ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [hiəm˦˧˥ xɪj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [him˦˥ kʰɪj˧˧] ~ [him˦˥ xɪj˧˧]

Adverb

hiếm khi

1. rarely; seldom