khiếm khuyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠缺.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəm˧˦ xwiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ xwiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰim˦˥ kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ xwiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

khiếm khuyết

1. (formal) deficient; lacking

Noun

khiếm khuyết

1. (formal) shortcoming; defect