tử tù

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 死囚.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˩ tu˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tɨ˧˨ tʊw˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tɨ˨˩˦ tʊw˨˩]

Noun

(classifier người, kẻ, tên) tử tù

death row inmate
Chữ người tử tù ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

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