khinh thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 輕 and 常.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˦˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩] ~ [xɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

Verb

khinh thường

  1. to feel contempt for; to despise; to make light of
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