võ sĩ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武士, from Japanese 武士, misreading of vũ sĩ

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [vɔ˦ˀ˥ si˦ˀ˥]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [vɔ˧˨ ʂɪj˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [vʲɔ˨˩˦ ʂɪj˨˩˦]

Noun

(sports) combat sport contender; judoka, karateka, boxer, etc.
warrior
samurai

Derived terms

võ sĩ đạo

Related terms

võ, võ thuật
võ đạo, võ học
võ sư, võ sinh

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