khấu đầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

khấu đầu

1. (historical) to kowtow

   Synonym: lạy