khinh bỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕 and 鄙.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ ʔɓi˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦] ~ [xɨn˧˧ ʔɓɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

khinh bỉ

  1. to disdain; to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to disregard
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