đích thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 的 and 是.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adverb

đích thị

  1. certainly; without a doubt
    Nó đích thị là thằng ăn trộm tối qua.
    He was no doubt the thief last night.
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