khuất

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwət̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwək̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰwək̚˦˥] ~ [xwək̚˦˥]

Etymology 1

From Middle Vietnamese khŏất.

Verb

khuất

to be hidden; to be out of sight
(limited usage, usually said of wind, sunlight, etc.) to be absent
(formal, literary) to have passed away; to be gone

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屈.

Verb

khuất

(rare, usually in the negative) Synonym of khuất phục (“to submit; to yield”)

See also

bất khuất

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