thoát thân
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 脫身.
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰwaːt̚˧˦ tʰən˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥ tʰəŋ˧˧]
Verb edit
- (intransitive) to get out of danger; to escape safely; to get away with one's life