võ sĩ

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 武士 (SV: vũ sĩ), from Japanese 武士, influenced by võ (“martial arts”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [vɔ˧˨ sɪj˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩˦ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [jɔ˨˩˦ sɪj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun[edit]

võ sĩ

  1. (sports) combat sport contender; judoka, karateka, boxer, etc.
  2. warrior
  3. samurai

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