thí

Dakota

Verb

thí

live, dwell, reside

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 施.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˦˥]

Verb

thí

(disapproving) to conceitedly give away (something)
của thí
crap that people conceitedly give away

bố thí
to conceitedly give away as if the recipient were a beggar
(disapproving) to sacrifice (something or someone) when in a pinch
cờ bí thí tốt
when in a pinch in a game of xiangqi, sacrifice your soldiers; when in a pinch, sacrifice your underlings

thí mạng
to sacrifice or make scapegoats

See also

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