tru di tam tộc

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誅夷三族, composed of 誅 (“to execute”), 夷 (“non-Han barbarian from the east”) and 三族 (“three tribes”)

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧ zi˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

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tru di tam tộc • (誅夷三族)

1. (historical) the execution of up to three generations (from the criminal's grandfather to the criminal) or three clans (the criminal's paternal line and his wife's and his mother's relations) in the criminal's family

   Coordinate term: tru di cửu tộc (“execution of up to nine generations”)