khoe

See also: khoẻ and khỏe

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誇 (SV: khoa).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xwɛ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰwɛ˧˧] ~ [xwɛ˧˧]

Verb

khoe • (恗, 𫏥, 亏, 𠮱, 咵, 誇, 𡀵, 󱛴)

1. to flaunt, to show off, to boast

Derived terms

• khoe khoang
• khoe mẽ