kiêng kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kiêng kỵ

Etymology

kiêng (“to avoid”) +‎ kị (“to abstain from”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ ki˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)

Noun

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

a taboo (something culturally forbidden)

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