khất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from .

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰək̚˦˥] ~ [xək̚˦˥]

Verb

khất

  1. to delay, especially when it comes to paycheck