kiết

nounadjective Sino-Vietnamese

Hanoi [kiət̚˧˦]Huế [kiək̚˦˧˥]Saigon [kiək̚˦˥] browser voice

Syllables · tones

kiếtrisingsắc

Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →

kiết means dysentery.

Chinese characters: 拮

Meanings of kiết in English

Noun

dysentery

Adjective

poor, short of money, penniless
stingy, miserly

Words with kiết

kiết lị kiết xác

Example sentences with kiết

Tôi giữ được mối liên kiết chặt chẽ với Algeria. I retained strong links with Algeria.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)

Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, kiết could be written as 結. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 拮 (“poor”).

Frequently asked questions

What does kiết mean in English?

kiết (noun) means "dysentery".

How do you pronounce kiết?

IPA: Hanoi [kiət̚˧˦]; Saigon [kiək̚˦˥]. Tones: kiết — rising tone (sắc).

Is kiết a Sino-Vietnamese word?

Yes. kiết is a Sino-Vietnamese word from the Chinese characters 拮.

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). 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.