kiêng cữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Verb

kiêng cữ • (𪬧𬂍)

to avoid; to abstain from; to refrain from

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