tử vong

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 死亡.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˩ vawŋ͡m˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨ˧˨ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˧˨ vɔŋ˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˧˧]

    Verb

    tử vong

    1. (formal) to die
      Synonym: chết
      Hiện đã có 150 ca tử vong.
      Currently, there have been 150 deaths.

    Usage

    Mostly used in news reports.

    This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.