khách khí

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 客氣.

Pronunciation

Adjective

khách khí

  1. overly polite, ceremonious
    • 2005, chapter 23, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
      Y nghe Hồng Thất công, Quách Tĩnh gọi nàng là Dung nhi, trên đường cũng theo đó gọi là Dung nhi Dung nhi, chứ không khách khí gọi là Hoàng cô nương hay Hoàng tiểu thư.
      He had heard Hóng Qīgōng and Guō Jìng call her Róngr, and while on the way he thus also called her "Róngr, Róngr!" instead of the ceremonious Young Lady Huáng or Young Mistress Huáng.