khựa

See also: khua, khüa, khứa, and kʰua¹

Vietnamese

Etymology

Possibly from Mandarin 客 (kè, “guest”) (SV: khách), a dated exonym for ethnic Chinese in Vietnam. See khách and Hẹ.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɨə˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩ʔ] ~ [xɨə˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰɨə˨˩˨] ~ [xɨə˨˩˨]

Adjective

khựa

dirty
(neologism, slang, derogatory, ethnic slur) Chinese

Derived terms

Derived terms

Tàu khựa

See also

ching chong

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