tiếp khách

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 接客, composed of 接 and 客.

Pronunciation[edit]

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˧˦ xajk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tiəp̚˦˧˥ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [tiəp̚˦˧˥ xat̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tip̚˦˥ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [tip̚˦˥ xat̚˦˥]

Verb[edit]

tiếp khách

to receive and welcome a visiting guest
(outdated, of a prostitute) to receive a client

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