tích sự

Vietnamese

Etymology

Perhaps an anagram of Chinese 事蹟 (sự tích, “achievement”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïk̟̚˧˦ sɨ˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˦˧˥ ʂɨ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˦˥ ʂɨ˨˩˨] ~ [tɨt̚˦˥ sɨ˨˩˨]

Noun

tích sự

  1. (usually in the negative, of a person) worth or use
    Mày đúng là chẳng được tích sự gì cả!
    You're so goddamn useless!

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