khấp khểnh

Vietnamese

Etymology

From -âp reduplication of khểnh (“crooked”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xəp̚˧˦ xəjŋ̟˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰəp̚˦˧˥ kʰen˧˨] ~ [xəp̚˦˧˥ xen˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰəp̚˦˥ kʰəːn˨˩˦] ~ [xəp̚˦˥ xəːn˨˩˦]

Adjective

khấp khểnh • (岌𡹞, 泣耿, 泣警, 泣輕, 泣󲇈, 𨂖𨂙)

  1. uneven; rugged; jagged; bumpy
    Synonym: gập ghềnh
    Antonym: bằng phẳng
    hàm răng khấp khểnh ― uneven teeth

References

  • “khấp khểnh”, in Soha Tra Từ (in Vietnamese), Hanoi: Vietnam Communications Corporation. Available under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike license.
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