khè

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɛ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɛ˦˩] ~ [xɛ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɛ˨˩] ~ [xɛ˨˩]

Verb

khè

  1. to spit out
    khè lửato spit fire
  2. (by extension) to show something to scare away or to impress