Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 and 雅.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ ɲaː˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨] ~ [xiəm˦˧˥ ɲaː˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦] ~ [xim˦˥ ɲaː˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
Adjective[edit]
khiếm nhã
- (literary and formal) rude; uncouth