khả kính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 可敬.

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

khả kính

  1. (rare) respectable; estimable
    một vị giám mục khả kính ― a bishop with honor
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