tối hậu thư

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 最後書, composed of 最後 (last) and (document), with thư interpreted as "letter"

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [toj˧˦ həw˧˨ʔ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [toj˨˩˦ həw˨˩ʔ tʰɨ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [toj˦˥ həw˨˩˨ tʰɨ˧˧]

Noun

tối hậu thư • (最後書)

  1. (chiefly in war) an ultimatum