nhiêu khê

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蹺蹊 (SV: nghiêu khê).

    This is currently the more common form.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲiəw˧˧ xe˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧]

    Adjective

    nhiêu khê

    1. (often literary) troublesome
      • 2020, “Tư Cố Nhân [Look Back for Old Friends]”, Thế Bảo & Trịnh Trung Kiên (music):
        Đường xưa dẫu nhiêu khê
        Mong bước chân ai về...
        Although the path of those days was filled with hardship,
        I'm still yearning for whoever would come back...
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