khoái trá

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膾炙 (thinly sliced grilled meat, SV: quái chá), likely from Chinese 膾炙人口 / 脍炙人口 (kuàizhìrénkǒu).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwaːj˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwaːj˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwaːj˦˥ ʈaː˦˥]

    Noun

    khoái trá

    1. satisfaction, delight