quốc sỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 國恥.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kuək̚˧˦ si˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kuək̚˦˧˥ ʂɪj˧˨] ~ [kuək̚˦˧˥ sɪj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [wək̚˦˥ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [wək̚˦˥ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

quốc sỉ

  1. (literary) national humiliation

Derived terms