thịt
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Vietic *-siːt; cognate with Muong thit and Chut [Rục] sit⁸. Compare thức, which has same initial development.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
(classifier miếng, cục) thịt • (舌, 䏦, 𦧘, 𬚸)
- human or animal flesh, especially meat, but mostly except fish and shellfish
- thịt lợn/heo ― pork
- thịt trâu ― water buffalo beef
- thịt bò ― Southern Yellow zebu beef
- thịt cá ― meat and fish
- thịt nạc ― non-fat meat
- thịt mỡ ― fat attached to meat
- da thịt ― human flesh, as something that makes humans human (literally, “skin and flesh”)
- máu thịt ― (our country, people, etc., as) part of us, as integral as our flesh and blood (literally, “blood and flesh”)
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