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khét

Pronunciation Northern /xɛt˧˥/ Central /kʰɛ̰k˩˧/ Southern /kʰɛk˧˥/
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burning smell
Adjective
burning smell
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2 senses
Meaning
2 senses
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Sense 1 Adjective
burning smell

Describing the characteristic odor produced when something is being scorched or burned by heat.

vi Tôi ngửi thấy mùi khét từ trong bếp.

en I smell something burnt from the kitchen.

Sense 2 Adjective
awesome

A slang term used to describe something that is very impressive, stylish, or exceptionally good.

vi Màn trình diễn của anh ấy thật là khét.

en His performance was really awesome.

Parts
𤋸
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Chinese characters Estimated from syllable mapping
Representative candidate
𤋸
Candidates by syllable
khét 𤋸(𤏦)
Bold marks a representative candidate assembled from per-syllable character mappings. Parentheses show other candidates for the same syllable. It is not necessarily a source-aligned spelling for the whole word.
Similar
khét tiếng / khét mù / khét lẹt / khét mò …
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Use
mùi khét
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