giặc

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 賊 (SV: tặc). Cognate with Chut [Rục] kəcʌ́ːk. Attested as giạc in the Dictionarium Annamiticum Lusitanum et Latinum (1651). The figurative sense was coined by Hồ Chí Minh: === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zak̚˧˨ʔ] (Huế) IPA(key): [jak̚˨˩ʔ] (Saigon) IPA(key): [jak̚˨˩˨] === Noun === giặc • (弋, 賊) (collective) enemy, invader, aggressor giặc ngoại xâm ― foreign invaders (figurative) widespread issue that ravages the country giặc dốt ― illiteracy giặc đói ― famine giặc dịch ― pandemic ==== Derived terms ====