chí tử

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 至死 (“to death”). Compare also trí tử, the first element derived from 致 (MC trijH) (SV: trí), which was originally an infixed form of 至 (MC tsyijH) (SV: chí) at Old Chinese stage.

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ tɨ˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ tɨ˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥ tɨ˨˩˦]

Adjective edit

chí tử

deadly; lethal; fatal

Adverb edit

chí tử

to death; exhaustingly; excessively
Synonym: chí chết