không kể xiết

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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không +‎ kể +‎ xiết. (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “what exactly does xiết mean here?”)

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ ke˧˩ siət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kej˧˨ siək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kej˧˨ siək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kej˨˩˦ siək̚˦˥] ~ [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ kej˨˩˦ siək̚˦˥]

Adjective

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không kể xiết

  1. innumerable; incalculable; numberless; untold
    Synonym: vô kể