khả ố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 可惡, composed of 可 (“-able”) and 惡 (“to hate”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xaː˧˩ ʔo˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰaː˧˨ ʔow˨˩˦] ~ [xaː˧˨ ʔow˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰaː˨˩˦ ʔow˦˥] ~ [xaː˨˩˦ ʔow˦˥]

Adjective

khả ố

  1. unsightly; revolting
    Antonym: khả ái

See also

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