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không khéo

adverb
Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɛw˧˦]Huế [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɛw˨˩˦]Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɛw˦˥] browser voice
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Meanings of không khéo in English

Adverb

  1. colloquial Used to express one's expectation with little certainty: probably
    • Thôi vào nhà đi, không khéo lại cảm đấy!Come inside, or else you might catch a cold.

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How do you pronounce không khéo?

IPA: Hanoi [xəwŋ͡m˧˧ xɛw˧˦]; Saigon [kʰəwŋ͡m˧˧ kʰɛw˦˥]. Tones: không — level tone (ngang), khéo — rising tone (sắc).

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.