xị

See also: Appendix:Variations of "xi"

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [si˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [sɪj˨˩˨]

Noun

xị

traditional unit of measurement, nowadays usually taken to be one-fourth of a liter
a bottle of one-fourth of a liter
- 2001, Chu Lai, Cuộc đời dài lắm, NXB Văn học, page 222:
  […] Vận kéo anh ra quán, kêu một xị đế với mấy trái xoài xanh, thứ mà cả hai người đều thích, […]
  […] Vận pulled him outside and called for a quarter-liter bottle of đế with some green mangoes, something both of them liked, […]

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