khiếm thính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥]

Adjective

khiếm thính • (欠聽)

  1. (formal, euphemistic) deaf, hearing-impaired
    Synonym: điếc

See also

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