nhục

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ɲʊwk͡p̚˨˩˨]

Etymology 1 edit

Within Vietic, certain languages possess a loan from the same source, cf. Pong kɲuk⁷ and similar forms in several Muong lects with tone B1/D1 (Muong Bi nhúc). The corresponding Vietnamese form would be the unattested *nhúc, which was apparently lost after the Common-Viet-Muong stage during the development of Vietnamese and did not replace the native Vietic word thịt.

Noun edit

nhục

(only in compounds) flesh

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 辱.

Adjective edit

nhục

humiliated; dishonored
Chết vinh còn hơn sống nhục.
It's better to die an honored death than to live a dishonored life.