thanh khiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清潔.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

thanh khiết

1. (literary) pure; uncontaminated