tỉ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

tỷ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ti˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɪj˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 秭.

Numeral

tỉ

billion; milliard (1*10⁹)

Derived terms

tỉ phú (秭富)

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 姉.

Noun

tỉ

(Chinese fiction) an elder sister

Derived terms

sư tỉ (師姉)

Pronoun

tỉ

(Chinese fiction) I; you (refers to the female senior among the speakers)
(Chinese fiction) you (used when speaking to a young woman on equal footing)

See also

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