hiệp khách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 俠客, composed of 俠 (“chivalrous”) and 客 (“traveler”), from Chinese 俠客 / 侠客 (xiákè).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hiəp̚˧˨ʔ xajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ xat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [hip̚˨˩˨ xat̚˦˥]

Noun

hiệp khách

1. (wuxia fiction) a wandering chivalrous warrior

See also

• lãng khách