tru di tam tộc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 誅 (“to execute”), 夷 (“non-Han barbarian from the east”) and 三族 (“three tribes”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧ zi˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

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Noun

tru di tam tộc

1. (historical) the execution of up to three generations (from the criminal's grandfather to the criminal) or three clans (the criminal's paternal line and his wife's and his mother's relations) in the criminal's family

   Coordinate term: tru di cửu tộc (“execution of up to nine generations”)