kiêng kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ ki˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

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

Noun

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

  1. a taboo (something culturally forbidden)
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