See also: daisū and đại sự

Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Sino-Vietnamese word from 大使, composed of (great) and 使 (envoy).

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˧˨ʔ sɨ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ ʂɨ˨˩˦] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩ʔ sɨ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ ʂɨ˦˥] ~ [ʔɗaːj˨˩˨ sɨ˦˥]

Noun

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đại sứ

  1. an ambassador
    đại sứ thiện chí
    a goodwill ambassador

Derived terms

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