di chiếu

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遺詔 (“posthumous edict”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zi˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ t͡ɕiw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɪj˧˧ ciw˦˥]

Noun

di chiếu

1. (historical) a posthumous edict; imperial last will