kì cục

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇局.

Alternative forms

kỳ cục

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ kʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Verb

(colloquial) to work or toil (at something); to do something painstakingly

Adjective

(colloquial) strange; odd; weird

References

An Chi (25 November 2018). "Lắt léo chữ nghĩa: 'Kỳ cục' là gì?". Thanh Niên.

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