liêm sỉ

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 廉恥.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˧ si˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [liəm˧˧ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [liəm˧˧ sɪj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [lim˧˧ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [lim˧˧ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

being honest and upright in one's ways and having a sense of shame

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