khêu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 挑 (SV: khiêu).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xew˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰew˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰew˧˧] ~ [xew˧˧]
Verb
khêu
- to extract (with a pointed object); to pull up; to raise; to winkle
- to stir up; to rouse; to excite