kỳ khôi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇 (“weird”) and 傀 (“strange”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ xoj˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [kɪj˦˩ xoj˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ kʰoj˧˧] ~ [kɪj˨˩ xoj˧˧]

Adjective

kỳ khôi

1. bizarre; absurd; unusual; strange