hết sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

hết +‎ sức.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [het̚˧˦ sɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [het̚˦˧˥ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [het̚˦˧˥ sɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [həːt̚˦˥ ʂɨk̚˦˥] ~ [həːt̚˦˥ sɨk̚˦˥]

Adverb

hết sức

1. with all one's might, with all one's strength
2. very, extremely

   Nông nghiệp còn hết sức vất vả.

   Agriculture was still extremely laborious.