chí tử
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 至死 (“to death”). Compare also trí tử, the first element derived from 致 (MC trijH) (SV: trí), which was originally an infixed form of 至 (MC tsyijH) (SV: chí) at Old Chinese stage.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editAdverb
edit- to death; exhaustingly; excessively
- Synonym: chí chết