đích thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 的 (“true; truly”) and 身 (“body; self”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ tʰən˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]

Pronoun

đích thân

1. oneself (doing something usually relayed to others oneself)