di chiếu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遺詔 (posthumous edict).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zi˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jɪj˧˧ t͡ɕiw˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jɪj˧˧ ciw˦˥]

Noun

di chiếu

  1. (historical) a posthumous edict; imperial last will