kém cỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

-oi reduplication of kém.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛm˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛm˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɛm˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

kém cỏi

1. weak; bad; inferior

Related terms

• cứng cỏi (“unyielding”)