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