thay thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

thay +‎ thế, composed of the non-Sino-Vietnamese and Sino-Vietnamese readings of 替, respectively.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰe˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰaj˧˧ tʰej˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰa(ː)j˧˧ tʰej˦˥]

Verb

thay thế

1. to replace; to take the place of