khiếm thính

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 欠 (“deficient in”) and 聽 (“hearing”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xiəm˧˦ tʰïŋ˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰiəm˦˧˥ tʰɨn˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥] ~ [xim˦˥ tʰɨn˦˥]

Adjective

khiếm thính

(formal) Synonym of điếc (“deaf”); hearing-impaired

See also

khiếm thị

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