khiếm nhã

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 and 雅.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəm˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰim˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦] ~ [xim˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦]

Adjective

khiếm nhã

1. (literary and formal) rude; uncouth