chuỷ thủ
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Vietnamese
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 匕首.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwi˧˩ tʰu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕwɪj˧˨ tʰʊw˧˨]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [c⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˨˩˦ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
Noun
[edit]- dagger
- 2005, chapter 37, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Chiều hôm ấy y ăn thật no, nai nịt gọn ghẽ, hông giắt chuỷ thủ, lưng mang dây dài, […]
- That afternoon he ate his fill, tidily tightened his clothes and belongings, secured the dagger on his hip, and slung the long rope over his back; […]