khấu đầu
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 叩頭, composed of 叩 (“to knock”) and 頭 (“head”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəw˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩] ~ [xəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]
Verb[edit]
- (historical) to kowtow
- Synonym: lạy