tử vong

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死亡.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˩ vawŋ͡m˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˧˨ vɔŋ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ vawŋ͡m˧˧] ~ [tɨ˨˩˦ jawŋ͡m˧˧]

Verb

tử vong

1. (formal, of someone who suffered a deadly disease or injury) to die

   Synonym: chết

   Hiện đã có 150 ca tử vong.

   Currently, there have been 150 deaths.