khiếm thính

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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khiếm thính • (欠聽)

  1. (formal, euphemistic) deaf, hearing-impaired
    Synonym: điếc

See also

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