thập tử nhất sinh

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Vietnamese[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Sino-Vietnamese word from 十死一生 (the odds of death are 10-1). Compare Chinese 九死一生 (jiǔsǐyīshēng, the odds of death are 9-1).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˧˨ʔ tɨ˧˩ ɲət̚˧˦ sïŋ˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩ʔ tɨ˧˨ ɲək̚˦˧˥ sɨn˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [tʰəp̚˨˩˨ tɨ˨˩˦ ɲək̚˦˥ sɨn˧˧]
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Adjective[edit]

thập tử nhất sinh

  1. (of illnesses or conditions) highly fatal or critical