bít tất

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔽膝 (“ancient knee covering”, SV: tế tất).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˦ tət̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓit̚˦˧˥ tək̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥ tək̚˦˥]

Noun

(classifier cái, chiếc) bít tất

1. sock (covering for the foot)

   đôi bít tất

   a pair of socks

   Synonyms: tất, vớ

2. (by extension) stocking