tối kị

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tối kỵ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 最 (“most”) and 忌 (“taboo; to avoid”).

Pronunciation

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

Adjective

tối kị

1. highly taboo; most inadvisable; extremely incompatible