thanh lịch

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清 and 歷.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ lïk̟̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰan˧˧ lɨt̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

thanh lịch

1. (of appearance) elegant