khiếm thính

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

    Pronunciation

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

    Adjective

    khiếm thính • (欠聽)

    1. (formal, euphemistic) deaf, hearing-impaired
      Synonym: điếc

    See also

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