Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 激 (“to provoke”; SV: kích)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïʔk̟̚˧ˀ˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [xɨ̞̠ʔt̚˦˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [xɨ̞̠ʔt̚˦ˀ˥]