liệt sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• liệt sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 烈士 (“martyr”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [liət̚˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [liək̚˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [liək̚˨˩ʔ sɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [liək̚˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [liək̚˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

liệt sĩ

1. (formal) a war servicemember who died in the line of duty

See also

• thương binh