an tử

See also: antu and án tù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 安死, composed of (peaceful) and (death).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔaːn˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaːŋ˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Noun

an tử

  1. (literary) euthanasia