gia tư
See also: giã từ
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 家資 (“family property”)
Pronunciation
editNoun
edit- family fortune; family possessions
- 1820, Nguyễn Du (阮攸), Đoạn trường tân thanh (Truyện Kiều)[1], published 1866, lines 11–12:
固 茹 員 外 户 王 家 資 擬 拱 常 常 堛 中 - There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.
Of modest wealth, he belonged to the middle class of society.
- There was a respectable townsman with surname Vương.