thề

See also: Appendix:Variations of "the"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誓 (“to swear; to vow”, SV: thệ).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩]

Verb

thề

to swear; to vow; to pledge
Có thật không ?
Anh thề, anh hứa, anh đảm bảo !
Really?
Yes! I swear, I promise, I assure you!

See also

Derived terms

thề nguyền
thề thốt

Noun

thề

(only in fixed compounds) profanity

See also

Derived terms

chửi thề

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