tối kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 最 (“most”) and 忌 (“taboo; to avoid”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tối kị

  1. highly taboo; most inadvisable; extremely incompatible
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