liệt sĩ
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- liệt sỹ
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 烈士 (“martyr”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [liət̚˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [liək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [liək̚˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [liək̚˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]
Noun
liệt sĩ
- (formal) a war soldier who died in the line of duty
See also
- thương binh