tử vong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死亡.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩ vawŋ͡m˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˧˨ vɔŋ˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

tử vong

  1. (formal) to die
    Synonym: chết
    Hiện đã có 150 ca tử vong.
    Currently, there have been 150 deaths.

Usage

Mostly used in news reports.

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