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

  1. weak; bad; inferior