liệt sĩ

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

liệt sỹ

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 烈士 (“martyr”).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

(formal) a war soldier who died in the line of duty

See also

thương binh

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