kiêng kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• kiêng kỵ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ ki˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kiəŋ˧˧ kɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

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

Noun

kiêng kị • (𪬧忌)

1. a taboo (something culturally forbidden)