liêm khiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 廉潔 (“upright”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˧ xiət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [liəm˧˧ xiək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [lim˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˥] ~ [lim˧˧ xiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

liêm khiết

1. honest, upright