khựa

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See also: khua, khüa, khứa, and kʰua¹

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Possibly from Mandarin 客 (kè, “guest”) (SV: khách), a dated exonym for ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. See khách and Hẹ.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɨə˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɨə˨˩ʔ] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˨] ~ [xɨə˨˩˨] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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khựa

  1. dirty
  2. (neologism, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Chinese

Derived terms

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See also

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