cấm kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 禁忌, composed of 禁 (“taboo”) and 忌 (“to avoid”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    cấm kị

    1. to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)

    Noun

    cấm kị

    1. a taboo (something culturally forbidden)
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