đưa đẩy

Vietnamese

Etymology

đưa +‎ đẩy.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨə˧˧ ʔɗəj˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨə˧˧ ʔɗəj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨə˧˧ ʔɗəj˨˩˦]

Verb

đưa đẩy

1. to speak perfunctorily; to carry on the conversation for form's sake
2. to prompt; to propel; to lead (someone to a bad situation); to push around (generally speaking)