cấm kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁忌, composed of 禁 (“taboo”) and 忌 (“to avoid”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəm˧˦ ki˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəm˦˧˥ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəm˦˥ kɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

cấm kị

  1. to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)

Noun

cấm kị

  1. a taboo (something culturally forbidden)
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