kém cỏi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of kém (“lesser/bad”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kɛm˧˦ kɔj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɛm˦˧˥ kɔj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɛm˦˥ kɔj˨˩˦]

Adjective

kém cỏi • (劍𡎝)

weak; bad; inferior

Related terms

cứng cỏi (“unyielding”)

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