khép nép

Vietnamese

Etymology

khép +‎ nép.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xɛp̚˧˦ nɛp̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɛp̚˦˧˥ nɛp̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɛp̚˦˧˥ nɛp̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɛp̚˦˥ nɛp̚˦˥] ~ [xɛp̚˦˥ nɛp̚˦˥]

Adjective

khép nép

  1. (colloquial) shy
    Synonyms: ngượng ngùng, bẽn lẽn