Vietnamese
Etymology
thay + thế, composed of the non-Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese readings of 替, respectively.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰe˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ tʰej˦˥]
Verb
thay thế
- to replace; to take the place of