khiếm thính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥]

Adjective

khiếm thính

  1. (formal) Synonym of điếc (“deaf”); hearing-impaired

See also
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