thực khách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 食客, composed of 食 (“to eat”) and 客 (“customer”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˨ʔ xajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ kʰat̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩ʔ xat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [tʰɨk̚˨˩˨ xat̚˦˥]

Noun

thực khách

1. (formal) a diner (one who dines)