nghiêu khê

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

(now common) nhiêu khê

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 蹺蹊, composed of 蹺 (“to stomp”) and 蹊 (“to traverse”), the reverse of the usual Chinese term 蹊蹺 / 蹊跷 (khê nghiêu).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

nghiêu khê

(literary, rare) troublesome

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