hiệp khách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 俠客, composed of 俠 (“chivalrous”) and 客 (“traveler”), from Chinese 俠客 / 侠客 (xiákè).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˧˨ʔ xajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ kʰat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥]

Noun

hiệp khách

  1. (wuxia fiction) a wandering chivalrous warrior

See also

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