anh hùng nghĩa hiệp

Vietnamese

Etymology

From anh hùng (“hero”) +‎ nghĩa hiệp (“chivalrous”). Literally, “a chilvarous hero”.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔajŋ̟˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋiə˦ˀ˥ hiəp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɛɲ˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˦˩ ŋiə˧˨ hiəp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ hʊwŋ͡m˨˩ ŋiə˨˩˦ hip̚˨˩˨]

Noun

anh hùng nghĩa hiệp

1. (idiomatic) a selfless person, willing to risk their life to help others