liêm khiết

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 廉潔 (“upright”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liəm˧˧ xiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [liəm˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [liəm˧˧ xiək̚˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [lim˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˥] ~ [lim˧˧ xiək̚˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective

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liêm khiết

  1. honest, upright
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