kiêng cữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

kiêng cữ • (𪬧𬂍)

1. to avoid; to abstain from; to refrain from