thi hài

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 屍骸.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˧ haːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ haːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ haːj˨˩]

Noun

corpse
Thế rồi thi hài nàng hoá thành dây trầu leo quanh cây cau.
Then her corpse turned into a betel vine climbing around the areca tree.

Synonyms

xác
thây

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