hiệp phụ
Vietnamese
editEtymology
edithiệp (“round”) + phụ (“secondary”), literally “secondary round”. hiệp can be translated as "half", but it means "round" or "game" in general because not every sport match consists of only two games (thus "halves") like soccer.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˧˨ʔ fu˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ fʊw˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ fʊw˨˩˨]
Noun
edit- (sports) a game of overtime/extra time
Usage notes
editIf a match extends to extra time, the main games may be dubbed hiệp chính (literally “primary rounds”) as the opposite.