Tây du kí
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Vietnamese
Alternative forms
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 西遊記, composed of 西 (“west”), 遊 (“to travel”) and 記 (“record”), from Chinese 西遊記／西游记 (Xīyóujì).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ zu˧˧ ki˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˨˩˦]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [təj˧˧ jʊw˧˧ kɪj˦˥]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)
Proper noun
- (literature) Journey to the West, one of China's Four Great Classical Novels
Noun
- a game in which two players take turn clapping and high fiving while shouting the syllables in the phrase Tây du kí