khêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 挑 (SV: khiêu).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xew˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰew˧˧] ~ [xew˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰew˧˧] ~ [xew˧˧]

Verb

khêu

  1. to extract (with a pointed object); to pull up; to raise; to winkle
  2. to stir up; to rouse; to excite
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