khinh thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕 and 常.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khinh thường

1. to feel contempt for; to despise; to make light of