gia tư

See also: giã từ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 家資 (“family property”)

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [jaː˧˧ tɨ˧˧]

Noun

gia tư

1. family fortune; family possessions
   • 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)‎^[1], published 1866, lines 11–12:

     固(Có)茹(nhà)員(viên)外(ngoại)户(họ)王(Vương)
     家(Gia)資(tư)擬(nghĩ)拱(cũng)常(thường)常(thường)堛(bậc)中(trung)

     There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
     Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.