thay thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

thay +‎ thế, composed of the non-Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese readings of , respectively.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ tʰej˦˥]

Verb

thay thế

  1. to replace; to take the place of