sinh tử

See also: sinh tư and sinh từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 生死.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sïŋ˧˧ tɨ˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tɨ˧˨] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨn˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦] ~ [sɨn˧˧ tɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

sinh tử

  1. to live and die
    Synonym: sống chết

Adjective

sinh tử

  1. (colloquial) life-or-death (of critical importance for survival)

Derived terms

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