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Vietnamese
Pronunciation
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from 肉.
Within Vietic, certain languages possess a loan from the same source, cf. Pong kɲuk⁷ and similar forms in several Muong lects with tone B1/D1 (Muong Bi nhúc). The corresponding Vietnamese form would be the unattested *nhúc, which was apparently lost after the Common-Viet-Muong stage during the development of Vietnamese and did not replace the native Vietic word thịt.
Noun
nhục
- (only in compounds) flesh
Etymology 2
Sino-Vietnamese word from 辱.
Adjective
nhục
- humiliated; dishonored
Chết vinh còn hơn sống nhục.- It's better to die an honored death than to live a dishonored life.