khoái trá

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 膾炙 (“thinly sliced grilled meat”, SV: quái chá), likely from Chinese 膾炙人口／脍炙人口 (kuàizhìrénkǒu).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwaːj˧˦ t͡ɕaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦] ~ [xwaːj˨˩˦ ʈaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwaːj˦˥ ʈaː˦˥] ~ [xwaːj˦˥ ʈaː˦˥]

Noun

khoái trá

satisfaction, delight

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