kị sĩ

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See also: Appendix:Variations of "kisi"

Vietnamese

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 Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn on Vietnamese Wikipedia
 Tứ kỵ sĩ Khải Huyền on Vietnamese Wikipedia

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 騎士, composed of 騎 (“horse”) and 士 (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ki˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [kɪj˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨] invalid IPA characters (][)
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kɪj˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [kɪj˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦] invalid IPA characters (][)

Noun

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(classifier vị) kị sĩ

  1. a horseman; cavalryman
    Tứ kĩ sĩ Khải Huyền ― The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
  2. (historical) a knight
    Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn ― Knights of the Round Table
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