thanh khiết

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清潔.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ xiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰɛɲ˧˧ xiək̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ kʰiək̚˦˥] ~ [tʰan˧˧ xiək̚˦˥]

Adjective

thanh khiết

  1. (literary) pure; uncontaminated