thiệt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiək̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 實. Doublet of thực and thật.

thất thiệt is the only instance where this particular form has been adopted by all dialects.

Adjective

thiệt

  1. (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial) real; true; factual
    Bữa nay gió ghê thiệt.
    It's real windy today, isn't it?
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Etymology 2

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Noun

thiệt • (舌)

  1. mistreatment; injustice
    Người chịu thiệt rốt cuộc vẫn là người tiêu dùng.
    In the end, the consumers are still the ones to be burned.
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