miệt thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔑視.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miət̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [miək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miək̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

miệt thị

  1. to despise; to hold in contempt