thét

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɛt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɛt̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɛk̚˦˥]

Verb

thét • (切, 𠯦, 咶, 設, 鉄)

1. to scream; to shriek; to cry out; to shout to halloo; to bawl

   thét vang trời ― to shriek at the top of one's lungs

See also

• khóc thét