hi sinh

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

hy sinh

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 犧牲.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧]

Verb

to sacrifice
cô ta đã hi sinh vì anh rất nhiều.
She sacrificed herself for you too much

sự hi sinh vô ích ― useless sacrifice
(formal, especially of a war soldier(s)) to die

See also

liệt sĩ

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