khiếm khuyết

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Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠缺.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ xwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ xwiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ xwiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

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khiếm khuyết

  1. (formal) deficient; lacking

Noun

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khiếm khuyết

  1. (formal) shortcoming; defect