kị sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

kị sỹ, kỵ sĩ, kỵ sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 騎士, composed of 騎 (“horse”) and 士 (“soldier”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ki˧˨ʔ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩ʔ ʂɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [kɪj˨˩˨ ʂɪj˨˩˦] ~ [kɪj˨˩˨ sɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(classifier vị) kị sĩ

a horseman; cavalryman
Tứ kĩ sĩ Khải Huyền ― The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
(historical) a knight
Kị sĩ Bàn Tròn ― Knights of the Round Table

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