đích thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 的 and 是.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ tʰi˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰɪj˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ tʰɪj˨˩˨]

Adverb

đích thị

1. certainly; without a doubt

   Nó đích thị là thằng ăn trộm tối qua.

   He was no doubt the thief last night.