khuất

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xwək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwək̚˦˥] ~ [xwək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese khŏất.

Verb

khuất

1. to be hidden; to be out of sight
2. (limited usage, usually said of wind, sunlight, etc.) to be absent
3. (formal, literary) to have passed away; to be gone

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屈.

Verb

khuất

1. (rare, usually in the negative) Synonym of khuất phục (“to submit; to yield”)

See also

• bất khuất