khấu đầu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 叩頭, composed of 叩 (“to knock”) and 頭 (“head”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xəw˧˦ ʔɗəw˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩] ~ [xəw˨˩˦ ʔɗəw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kʰəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩] ~ [xəw˦˥ ʔɗəw˨˩]

Verb

khấu đầu

(historical) to kowtow
Synonym: lạy

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