miệt thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔑視.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miət̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [miək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [miək̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

miệt thị

to despise; to hold in contempt

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