khiếp

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 怯.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəp̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəp̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiəp̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰip̚˦˥] ~ [xip̚˦˥]

Verb edit

khiếp

to be seized by fear; to be frightened

Adverb edit

khiếp

(colloquial) terribly; awfully

See also edit

Derived terms

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