khiếm khuyết

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠缺.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ xwiət̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ kʰwiək̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ xwiək̚˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ kʰwiək̚˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ xwiək̚˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Adjective[edit]

khiếm khuyết

  1. (formal) deficient; lacking

Noun[edit]

khiếm khuyết

  1. (formal) shortcoming; defect