tử sĩ

See also: tusi, tuŝi, tuși, tùsī, tǔsī, and tu sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死士.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [tɨ˧˨ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [tɨ˨˩˦ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

tử

  1. man of sacrifice