khè
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[xɛ˨˩]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kʰɛ˦˩]
~
[xɛ˦˩]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kʰɛ˨˩]
~
[xɛ˨˩]
Verb
khè
to
spit
out
khè
lửa
―
to spit fire
(
by extension
)
to
show
something to
scare
away
or to
impress