liệt sĩ
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Vietnamese[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 烈士 (“martyr”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liət̚˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [liək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [liək̚˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [liək̚˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [liək̚˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)
Noun[edit]
- (formal) a war servicemember who died in the line of duty