hi sinh

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === hy sinh (Southern Vietnam) hi sanh, hy sanh === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 犧牲. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [hi˧˧ sïŋ˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [hɪj˧˧ ʂɨn˧˧] ~ [hɪj˧˧ sɨn˧˧] === Verb === hi sinh to sacrifice sự hi sinh vô ích ― useless sacrifice (formal, especially of a war soldier(s)) to die === See also === liệt sĩ