thây
nounparticle
Hanoi [tʰəj˧˧]Huế [tʰəj˧˧]Saigon [tʰəj˧˧] browser voice
Each syllable carries one of six tones; the mark on the vowel tells you which. How the six tones sound →
thây means corpse.
Meanings of thây in English
Particle
- abbreviation, colloquial contraction of thấy không/hông (evidential)
- Ủa tiệm đó vẫn mở đó thây?What do you mean? Look, that store is still up and running.
Words with thây
Historical script (chữ Nôm / Hán)
Before the Latin alphabet (chữ Quốc ngữ) became standard, thây could be written as 尸, 屍. Today Vietnamese is written only in the Latin alphabet.
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 屍 (“corpse”, SV: thi).
Frequently asked questions
What does thây mean in English?
thây (noun) means "corpse".
How do you pronounce thây?
IPA: Hanoi [tʰəj˧˧]; Saigon [tʰəj˧˧]. Tones: thây — level tone (ngang).