khuyết tật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 缺 (“to lack, to be deficient”) and 疾 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwiət̚˧˦ tət̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwiək̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xwiək̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khuyết tật

1. defect, flaw
2. disability, handicap

Derived terms

• người khuyết tật ("disabled person")