kiết xác

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kiət̚˧˦ saːk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˧˥ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kiək̚˦˥ saːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

kiết xác

  1. destitute; impecunious; poverty-stricken
    Nghèo kiết xác ra thì một bát cơm trắng thôi cũng đã ấm bụng.
    When you're dirt poor, even a bowl of rice can warm your stomach.

Usage notes

The word usually follows the adjective nghèo ("poor").

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