khéo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 巧 (“skillfull”, SV: xảo).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xɛw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɛw˨˩˦] ~ [xɛw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɛw˦˥] ~ [xɛw˦˥]

Adjective

khéo • (窖, 𱔫, 矯, 呌)

1. be skillful

Derived terms

Derived terms

• khéo ăn khéo nói
• khéo léo (từ láy)
• khéo tay
• khôn khéo