khiếm khuyết

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠缺.

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    khiếm khuyết

    1. (formal) deficient; lacking

    Noun

    khiếm khuyết

    1. (formal) shortcoming; defect