thí

See also: Thi, thi, thi-, thì, thī, Thị, thị, ʈʰi, thĩ, thî, þi, and þí

Dakota

Verb

thí

1. live, dwell, reside

Lakota

Verb

thí

1. live, dwell, reside

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 施.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˦˥]

Verb

thí

1. (disapproving) to conceitedly give away (something)

   của thí

   crap that people conceitedly give away

   bố thí

   to conceitedly give away as if the recipient were a beggar

2. (disapproving) to sacrifice (something or someone) when in a pinch

   cờ bí thí tốt

   when in a pinch in a game of xiangqi, sacrifice your soldiers; when in a pinch, sacrifice your underlings

   thí mạng

   to sacrifice or make scapegoats

See also

• thí mẹ
• thí bà nội
• thí mồ

Anagrams

• hít