khích bác

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激駮.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïk̟̚˧˦ ʔɓaːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˧˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˥ ʔɓaːk̚˦˥]

Verb

khích bác

  1. to hurt someone with sarcastic language
    Synonyms: nói móc, nói khích, nói kháy