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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 體操, from Japanese 体操 (taisō, “gymnastics”), perhaps from the syntactically Japanese phrase 体を操る (karada-o ayatsuru, literally “to manipulate the body”). A syntactically Chinese formation would be *操體 / 操体, where the verb comes first. It is not clear how "gymnastics" became "sport" in Vietnamese.
Pronunciation
Noun
(classifier môn) thể thao
- a sport (any athletic activity that uses physical skills)
thể dục thể thao- exercise and sports
quần thể thao- a pair of sports pants, especially one with stripes on the sides
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