Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 勸激.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˦ xïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˧˥ kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xwiəŋ˦˧˥ xɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˥ kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xwiəŋ˦˥ xɨt̚˦˥]

Verb

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khuyến khích

  1. to encourage; to promote; to urge
    giải khuyến khíchconsolation prize