khích lệ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese
word from
激厲
.
Pronunciation
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(key)
:
[xïk̟̚˧˦ le˧˨ʔ]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kʰɨt̚˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]
~
[xɨt̚˦˧˥ lej˨˩ʔ]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(key)
:
[kʰɨt̚˦˥ lej˨˩˨]
~
[xɨt̚˦˥ lej˨˩˨]
Verb
khích
lệ
to
inspire
; to
encourage