đồ tể

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屠宰.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗo˨˩ te˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˦˩ tej˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗow˨˩ tej˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier kẻ, tên, gã) đồ tể

  1. (literary) butcher
    Jack Đồ tể ― Jack the Ripper
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