hiệp sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hiệp sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 俠士 (“knight-errant”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəp̚˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [hip̚˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

a knight

See also

kị sĩ (“horse-riding knight”)
hiệp khách (“warrior errant; wandering warrior”)

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