tỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• tỷ

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秭.

Numeral

tỉ

1. billion; milliard (1*10⁹)

Derived terms

• tỉ phú (秭富)

 

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姉.

Noun

tỉ

1. (Chinese fiction) an elder sister

Derived terms

• sư tỉ (師姉)

 

Pronoun

tỉ

1. (Chinese fiction) I; you (refers to the female senior among the speakers)
2. (Chinese fiction) you (used when speaking to a young woman on equal footing)

See also

• chị
• muội
• huynh
• đệ