đích thân
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 的 (“true; truly”) and 身 (“body; self”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗïk̟̚˧˦ tʰən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Pronoun edit
- oneself (doing something usually relayed to others oneself)