tru di tam tộc

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from (to execute), (non-Han barbarian from the east) and 三族 (three tribes)

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˧˧ zi˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˧˧ jɪj˧˧ taːm˧˧ təwk͡p̚˨˩˨]
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Noun[edit]

tru di tam tộc

  1. (historical) the execution of up to three generations (from the criminal's grandfather to the criminal) or three clans (the criminal's paternal line and his wife's and his mother's relations) in the criminal's family
    Coordinate term: tru di cửu tộc (execution of up to nine generations)