tứ quý

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tứ quí

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 四季 (“four seasons”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˦ kwi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ kwɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˦˥ wɪj˦˥]

Noun

tứ quý

1. (card games) four of a kind
2. (Roman Catholicism) The four most holy days of obligation: Christmas, Ascension, Assumption, and All Saints' Day.