thực

See also: thức and Thục

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨]
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Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 實, perhaps a southern misreading of thật where the final /t/ was swapped out for the /k/, typical of the southern tendency to swap out final alveolars for velars. Compare the readings of 日 (nhật, nhựt). Doublet of thật and thiệt.

Adjective

thực

true, real

Usage notes

Thật, thiệt and thực are effectively alternative readings of the same grapheme, but they are preferred in different compounds or expressions. For example, use nói thật, not *nói thực; but use thực tiễn, not *thật tiễn.

Derived terms

sự thực (“fact, truth”)
thị thực (“visa”)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 食 (“food”).

Noun

thực

(used in compounds) food

Derived terms

ẩm thực (飲食, “cuisine”)
bội thực (倍食, “to have indigestion”)
lương thực (糧食, “cereal”)
nguyệt thực (月食, “lunar eclipse”)
nhật thực (日食, “solar eclipse”)
thực đơn (食單, “menu”)
thực khách (食客, “diner”)
thực phẩm (食品, “foodstuff”)
thực quản (食管, “esophagus”)
trúng thực (中食, “to have food poisoning”)
tuyệt thực (絕食, “to starve oneself”)
xâm thực (侵食, “to erode”)

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