kề

See also: Appendix:Variations of "ke"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ke˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kej˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kej˨˩]

Adjective

kề

1. right next to

   (vai) kề vai ― shoulder to shoulder

   kề vai sát cánh ― shoulder to shoulder, wing to wing; always on standby; always there for each other

2. (geometry) adjacent

   Antonym: đối

   cạnh kề ― an adjacent side

   Sin bằng cạnh đối chia cho cạnh kề.

   The sine is the length of the opposite side over that of the adjacent side.