chí chết

Vietnamese

Etymology

chí (“until”) +‎ chết (“death”). Compare 至死.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕi˧˦ t͡ɕet̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɪj˨˩˦ t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɪj˦˥ cəːt̚˦˥]

Adverb

chí chết • (至𣩂)

to death; exhaustingly; excessively
Synonym: chí tử

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