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
- (literary) pure; uncontaminated