bít tất

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === (obsolete) bí tất === Etymology === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 蔽膝 (“ancient knee covering”, SV: tế tất). The obsolete form bí tất is also attested. The "intrusive" ‹-t› in the first syllable occurred in anticipation of the ‹t-› in tất. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˧˦ tət̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓit̚˦˧˥ tək̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɨt̚˦˥ tək̚˦˥] === Noun === (classifier cái, chiếc) bít tất (Northern Vietnam) sock (covering for the foot) Synonyms: tất, vớ đôi bít tất ― a pair of socks (by extension) stocking