thi hài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屍骸.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰi˧˧ haːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ haːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ haːj˨˩]

Noun

thi hài

  1. corpse
    Thế rồi thi hài nàng hoá thành dây trầu leo quanh cây cau.
    Then her corpse turned into a betel vine climbing around the areca tree.

Synonyms

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