khoét

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 抉 (“to pierce”, SV: quyết).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwɛt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwɛk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwɛk̚˦˥]

    Verb

    khoét • (𪟅)

    1. to bore, to perforate
    2. (by extension) to deepen
      Sao anh cứ phải khoét vào nỗi đau đã thậm tệ của tôi vậy hả? ― My sorrow is already tremendous, and now you wanna make it worse?
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