tạ thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 謝世, composed of 謝 (“to farewell”) and 世 (“world”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taː˧˨ʔ tʰe˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [taː˨˩ʔ tʰej˨˩˦]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taː˨˩˨ tʰej˦˥]

    Verb

    tạ thế

    1. (formal) to pass away; to depart from this world
      Synonyms: từ trần, mệnh chung, mệnh một, lìa trần, lìa đời
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