khệ nệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xe˧˨ʔ ne˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰej˨˩ʔ nej˨˩ʔ] ~ [xej˨˩ʔ nej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰej˨˩˨ nej˨˩˨] ~ [xej˨˩˨ nej˨˩˨]

Adverb

khệ nệ

  1. (of one's gait) sluggish; clumsy; awkward while carrying something heavy
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