gia tiên

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 家先.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaː˧˧ tiən˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ tiəŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaː˧˧ tiəŋ˧˧]

    Noun

    (classifier vị, đấng) gia tiên

    1. (honorific) ancestors; forefathers