hiệp khách
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 俠客, composed of 俠 (“chivalrous”) and 客 (“traveler”), from Chinese 俠客／侠客 (xiákè).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˧˨ʔ xajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ xat̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [hip̚˨˩˨ xat̚˦˥]