cấm kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• cấm kỵ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁忌, composed of 禁 (“taboo”) and 忌 (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kəm˧˦ ki˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˧˥ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kəm˦˥ kɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

cấm kị

1. to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)

Noun

cấm kị

1. a taboo (something culturally forbidden)