đạo chích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Generic derivative from proper noun Đạo Chích "Robber Zhi", a legendary or fictional villain in ancient Chinese literature (e.g. Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Records of the Grand Historian, etc.)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˧˨ʔ t͡ɕïk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩ʔ t͡ɕɨt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːw˨˩˨ cɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

đạo chích

  1. (literary, now chiefly fiction) thief