khuyết tật

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 缺 (“to lack, to be deficient”) and 疾 (“disease”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwiət̚˧˦ tət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [xwiək̚˦˧˥ tək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwiək̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨] ~ [xwiək̚˦˥ tək̚˨˩˨]

Noun

khuyết tật

defect, flaw
disability, handicap
người khuyết tật ― disabled person

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