thực khách
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 食客, composed of 食 (“to eat”) and 客 (“customer”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ xajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ xat̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ xat̚˦˥]
Noun
- (formal) a diner (one who dines)