khiếm thính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥]

Adjective

khiếm thính

1. (formal, euphemistic) Synonym of điếc (“deaf”); hearing-impaired

See also

• khiếm thị