khấu đầu

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 叩頭, composed of 叩 (“to knock”) and 頭 (“head”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩] ~ [xəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb

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khấu đầu

  1. (historical) to kowtow
    Synonym: lạy
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