khúc chiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 曲折 (“complicated; tortuous; convoluted”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xʊwk͡p̚˧˦ t͡ɕiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ciək̚˦˥] ~ [xʊwk͡p̚˦˥ ciək̚˦˥]

Adjective

khúc chiết

1. coherent; logical and clear