trù trừ
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 躊躇 (“to hesitate”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ ʈɨ˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ ʈɨ˨˩]
Verb edit
trù trừ
- to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)
- Synonym: chần chừ