hi sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• hy sinh
• (Southern Vietnam) hi sanh, hy sanh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犧牲.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

hi sinh

1. to sacrifice

   Cô ta đã hi sinh vì anh rất nhiều.

   She sacrificed herself for you too much

   sự hi sinh vô ích ― useless sacrifice

2. (formal, especially of a war soldier(s)) to die

See also

• liệt sĩ