thủ cấp

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 首級, composed of 首 (“head”) and 級 (“rank; severed head”), from the practice of promoting warriors for the heads of enemies they have cut off according to Qin law. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰu˧˩ kəp̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˧˨ kəp̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰʊw˨˩˦ kəp̚˦˥] === Noun === thủ cấp (historical, literary, fiction) a severed head