sự tích

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 事蹟 (“achievement”), influenced by the Vietnamese reinterpretation of tích (“old tale”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sɨ˧˨ʔ tïk̟̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩ʔ tɨt̚˦˧˥] ~ [sɨ˨˩ʔ tɨt̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˨ tɨt̚˦˥] ~ [sɨ˨˩˨ tɨt̚˦˥]

Noun

(folklore) a folktale
Sự tích gấu ăn trăng ― The Tale of the Bear Who Ate the Moon

See also

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