thực

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 實.

This reading is due to use of 寔 (SV: thực) in place of 實 / 实 and was more widely applied in Đàng Ngoài, while in Đàng Trong, thiệt was (and still is) more common as a free morpheme.

thực

1. true, real

• Thật, thiệt and thực are effectively alternative readings of the same grapheme, but they are preferred in different compounds or expressions. For example, use nói thật/thiệt, not *nói thực; but use thực tiễn, not *thật/thiệt tiễn.

thực

1. Sino-Vietnamese reading of 食