ứng xử

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 應 (“to react; to respond”) and 處 (“to manage”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˧˦ sɨ˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˧˥ sɨ˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɨŋ˦˥ sɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

ứng xử

1. to behave (oneself); to conduct (oneself)