khiêu khích

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 挑激, composed of 挑 (“to provoke”) and 激 (“to incite; violently”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xiəw˧˧ xïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xiw˧˧ xɨt̚˦˧˥] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰiw˧˧ kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xiw˧˧ xɨt̚˦˥] invalid IPA characters (][)

Verb[edit]

khiêu khích

  1. to provoke; to incite

Adjective[edit]

khiêu khích

  1. provocative; instigating
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