khử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 去.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨ˧˨] ~ [xɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨ˨˩˦] ~ [xɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

khử

1. to remove, to rid of

Compounds

• trừ khử (除去, “to eliminate”)
• khử trùng (去蟲, “to disinfect, to decontaminate”)