khiếm khuyết

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠缺.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəm˧˦ xwiət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ xwiək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰim˦˥ kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ xwiək̚˦˥]

Adjective edit

khiếm khuyết

(formal) deficient; lacking

Noun edit

khiếm khuyết

(formal) shortcoming; defect

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