sự thật
Vietnamese
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editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 事實, composed of 事 (“thing”) and 實 (“truth”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sɨ˧˨ʔ tʰət̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɨ˨˩ʔ tʰək̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨] ~ [sɨ˨˩˨ tʰək̚˨˩˨]
Noun
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edit- Compare chân lí (“universal truth; fundamental truth”). Also compare the differences between English fact and truth, Japanese 真実 (shinjitsu, chân thật) and 真理 (shinri, chân lí).