đẩy lùi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• đẩy lui

Etymology

đẩy (“to push”) +‎ lùi (“to retreat; postpone”). Compare 打退 (dǎtuì).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

đẩy lùi • (𢱜𨀤)

1. to beat back; to repel; to repulse