khinh thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕視.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɨn˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩˨] ~ [xɨn˧˧ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

khinh thị

  1. to think little of; to despise