khinh bỉ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕 and 鄙.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïŋ˧˧ ʔɓi˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

to disdain; to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to disregard

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Sino-Vietnamese words with uncreated Han etymology