li thân
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- ly thân
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 離 (“to separate”) and 身 (“body”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [li˧˧ tʰən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɪj˧˧ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Verb
li thân
- (of husband and wife) to separate; to be no longer together