nghiêu khê

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 蹺蹊, composed of 蹺 (“to stomp”) and 蹊 (“to traverse”), the reverse of the usual Chinese term 蹊蹺 / 蹊跷 (khê nghiêu).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəw˧˧ xe˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧]

    Adjective

    nghiêu khê

    1. (literary, rare) troublesome
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