gia tư

gia tư

See also: giã từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家資 (“family property”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]

Noun

gia tư

1. family fortune; family possessions
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Truyện Kiều (傳翹) [The Tale of Kieu], Liễu Văn Ðường edition, published 1866, line 11–12:

     固(Có)茹(nhà)員(viên)外(ngoại)户(họ)王(Vương)
     家(Gia)資(tư)擬(nghĩ)拱(cũng)常(thường)常(thường)堛(bậc)中(trung)

     Once there was a family of modest fortune and average station of a notable named Vương.