nghiêu khê

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (now common) nhiêu khê === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 蹺蹊, composed of 蹺 (“to stomp”) and 蹊 (“to traverse”), the reverse of the usual Chinese term 蹊蹺 / 蹊跷 (khê nghiêu). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ŋiəw˧˧ xe˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ŋiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ŋiw˧˧ kʰej˧˧] === Adjective === nghiêu khê (literary, rare) troublesome