kị
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- kỵ
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˨]
Etymology 1
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Noun
kị
- a great-great-grandparent
Derived terms
- cụ kị (“ancestors”)
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 忌.
Adjective
kị
- incompatible; unsuitable (together)
Noun
kị
- an annual lunar deathday party; commemorative death anniversary ceremony
Verb
kị
- to avoid; to abstain (from); to refrain (from)
- (only in compounds) to be jealous; to fear; to dread
Derived terms
- cấm kị (禁忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
- đại kị (大忌, “great taboo”)
- đố kị (妒忌, “to be envious”)
- giỗ kị (𥣒忌, “death anniversary”)
- huý kị (諱忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
- kiêng kị (𪬧忌, “to avoid; taboo”)
- kị khí (忌氣, “anaerobic”)
- kị nước (忌𫭔, “hydrophobic”)
- kị rơ (“incompatible”)
- nghi kị (疑忌, “suspicious”)
- tối kị (最忌, “highly taboo”)
- tương kị (相忌, “contraindication”)
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from 騎.
Compound part
kị
- (only in compounds) cavalry
Derived terms
- khinh kị binh (輕騎兵, “light cavalry”)
- kị binh (騎兵, “cavalryman”)
- kị mã (騎馬, “horseman”)
- kị sĩ (騎士, “horseman; knight”)