khinh thường

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xïŋ˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰɨn˧˧ tʰɨəŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    khinh thường

    1. to feel contempt for; to despise; to make light of