thề

See also: Appendix:Variations of "the"

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 誓 (“to swear; to vow”, SV: thệ).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰe˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰej˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰej˨˩]

Verb

thề

1. to swear; to vow; to pledge

   Có thật không ?
   Anh thề, anh hứa, anh đảm bảo !

   Really?
   Yes! I swear, I promise, I assure you!

See also

Derived terms

• thề nguyền
• thề thốt

 

Noun

thề

1. (only in fixed compounds) profanity

See also

Derived terms

• chửi thề