kì thủ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kỳ thủ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 棋手.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˨˩ tʰu˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˦˩ tʰʊw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Noun

kì thủ

(competitive board games) a board game player

Usage notes

Only used in an competitive sense, whereby the game is recognized as a sport, such as xiangqi, shogi, go, chess, etc. For casual board games like cờ cá ngựa or cờ tỉ phú, use người chơi instead.

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