thể thao

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Vietnamese

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 體操, from Japanese 体操 (taisō, gymnastics), perhaps from the syntactically Japanese phrase 操る (karada-o ayatsuru, literally to manipulate the body). A syntactically Chinese formation would be *操體操体, where the verb comes first. It is not clear how "gymnastics" became "sport" in Vietnamese.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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(classifier môn) thể thao

  1. a sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills)
    thể dục thể thao
    exercise and sports
    quần thể thao
    a pair of sports pants, especially one with stripes on the sides

See also

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