khích

Sino-Vietnamese word from 激.

The aspiration of the initial velar is unusual. Compare the alternative reading kích and the homonymous 擊 (MC kek), which also gave the expected reading.

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [xïk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [kʰɨt̚˦˥] ~ [xɨt̚˦˥]

khích

1. to provoke; to irritate; to annoy