Vietnamese

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English Shakespeare.

Pronunciation

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  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [səjk̟̚˧˦ spiə˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂet̚˦˧˥ spiə˧˧] ~ [set̚˦˧˥ spiə˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂəːt̚˦˥ spiə˧˧] ~ [səːt̚˦˥ spiə˧˧]
  • Phonetic spelling: sếch xpia

Proper noun

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Sếch-xpia

  1. A transliteration of the English surname Shakespeare
  2. Shakespeare (English playwright)