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˦˧˥] ~ [hiəp̚˨˩ʔ xat̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [hip̚˨˩˨ kʰat̚˦˥] ~ [hip̚˨˩˨ xat̚˦˥]

Noun

hiệp khách

(wuxia fiction) a wandering chivalrous warrior

See also

lãng khách

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