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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 誅 (“to execute”), 夷 (“non-Han barbarian from the east”) and 三族 (“three tribes”)
Pronunciation
Noun
tru di tam tộc
- (historical) the execution of up to three generations (from the criminal's grandfather to the criminal) or three clans (the criminal's paternal line and his wife's and his mother's relations) in the criminal's family
- Coordinate term: tru di cửu tộc (“execution of up to nine generations”)