dùi mài

Vietnamese edit

Alternative forms edit

dồi mài

Etymology edit

dùi +‎ mài; calque of Chinese 鑽研／钻研 (toàn nghiên).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuj˨˩ maːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [juj˦˩ maːj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [juj˨˩ maːj˨˩]

Verb edit

(archaic, literary) studying hard and diligently

Derived terms edit

Derived terms

dùi mài kinh sử

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