khinh thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕視.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khinh thị

1. to think little of; to despise