kì thủ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋手.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˨˩ tʰu˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

kì thủ

  1. (competitive board games) a board game player

Usage notes

Only used in a competitive sense, whereby the game is recognized as a sport, such as xiangqi, shogi, go, chess, etc. For casual board games like cờ cá ngựa or cờ tỉ phú, use người chơi instead.

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