kém cỏi
Vietnamese
Etymology
-oi
reduplication (C tone) of
kém
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kɛm˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kɛm˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kɛm˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]
Adjective
kém
cỏi
weak
;
bad
;
inferior
Related terms
cứng cỏi
(
“
unyielding
”
)