khinh bỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕 and 鄙.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïŋ˧˧ ʔɓi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

khinh bỉ

1. to disdain; to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to disregard