đích thị

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 的 and 是.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

đích thị

certainly; without a doubt
Nó đích thị là thằng ăn trộm tối qua.
He was no doubt the thief last night.

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