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kì khôi

adjective
Hanoi [ki˨˩ xoj˧˧]Huế [kɪj˦˩ kʰoj˧˧]Saigon [kɪj˨˩ kʰoj˧˧] browser voice
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kì khôi means bizarre; absurd; unusual.

Meanings of kì khôi in English

Adjective

  1. bizarre; absurd; unusual; strange

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 奇 (“weird”) and 傀 (“strange”).

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What does kì khôi mean in English?

kì khôi (adjective) means "bizarre; absurd; unusual".

How do you pronounce kì khôi?

IPA: Hanoi [ki˨˩ xoj˧˧]; Saigon [kɪj˨˩ kʰoj˧˧]. Tones: kì — falling tone (huyền), khôi — level tone (ngang).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.