khều
verb
Hanoi [xew˨˩]Huế [kʰew˦˩]Saigon [kʰew˨˩] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
Meanings of khều in English
Verb
- to use hand or other tools to pull something toward oneself
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, khều could be written as 挑. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Likely non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 挑 (“to pick out”, SV: thiểu), which is also read irregularly as khiêu. Both khiêu and khều might have resulted from the influence of 撬 (khiêu, “to pry open”).
Frequently asked questions
How do you pronounce khều?
IPA: Hanoi [xew˨˩]; Saigon [kʰew˨˩]. Tones: khều — falling tone (huyền).