võ sĩ đạo

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 武士道, composed of 武士 (“samurai”) and 道 (“way; ethic”), borrowed from Japanese 武士道 (bushidō), misreading of vũ sĩ đạo

Pronunciation

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

Noun

võ sĩ đạo

  1. bushido
  2. (colloquial) a samurai; a bushi
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