kiêng cữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

kiêng (“to avoid”) +‎ cữ (“to abstain from”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

kiêng cữ • (𪬧𬂍)

  1. to avoid; to abstain from; to refrain from
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