khiêm tốn
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 謙遜.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˧ ton˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˧˧ toŋ˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˧˧ toŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰim˧˧ toŋ˦˥] ~ [xim˧˧ toŋ˦˥]
Adjective[edit]
- modest; humble
- (colloquial, euphemistic, humorous, of people's height, level, etc.) below average
- Anh ấy có chiều cao khiêm tốn.
- He's vertically challenged.
- (literally, “He has humble height.”)