đích thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

    Adverb

    đích thị

    1. certainly; without a doubt
      đích thị là thằng ăn trộm tối qua.
      He was no doubt the thief last night.