miệt thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔑視.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [miət̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [miək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [miək̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

    Verb

    miệt thị

    1. to despise; to hold in contempt