tìm tòi
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Reduplication of tìm. Compare mặn mòi, rạch ròi.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tim˨˩ tɔj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tim˦˩ tɔj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tim˨˩ tɔj˨˩]
Verb edit
tìm tòi
- to look (for); to search (meticulously); to research; to investigate (generally speaking)