miệt thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蔑視.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [miət̚˧˨ʔ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [miək̚˨˩ʔ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [miək̚˨˩˨ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Verb

miệt thị

1. to despise; to hold in contempt