ỷ lại
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
Sino-Vietnamese word from 倚賴, composed of 倚 (“to rely”) and 賴 (“to rely”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˩ laːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˨ laːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (derogatory) to be overreliant on something
- quen thói ỷ lại ― to be too used to being reliant on something