chết toi

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (to die) +‎ toi (to die from an epidemic).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ tɔj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ tɔj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ tɔj˧˧]

Verb

chết toi • (𣩂𣩸)

  1. (colloquial) to die (generally speaking)
  2. (archaic, rare) to die from an epidemic; to perish from a contagious disease