hi sinh
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- hy sinh
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 犧牲.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]
Verb
hi sinh
- to sacrifice
- cô ta đã hi sinh vì anh rất nhiều.
- She sacrificed herself for you too much
- sự hi sinh vô ích ― useless sacrifice
- (formal, especially of a war soldier(s)) to die
See also
- liệt sĩ