Tây du kí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 西遊記, composed of 西 (“west”), 遊 (“to travel”) and 記 (“record”), from Chinese 西遊記 / 西游记 (Xīyóujì).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ zu˧˧ ki˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˦˥]
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    Proper noun

    Tây du kí

    1. (literature) Journey to the West, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels

    Noun

    Tây du kí

    1. a game in which two players take turn clapping and high fiving while shouting the syllables in the phrase Tây du kí

    See also

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