đấu trí

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 鬥智, composed of 鬥 (“to contend”) and 智 (“wisdom”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˧˦ t͡ɕi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩˦ ʈɪj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˥ ʈɪj˦˥]

Verb edit

đấu trí

to engage in a battle of wits; to compete based on intellect; to match wits

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