dùi mài

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• dồi mài

Etymology

dùi +‎ mài; calque of Chinese 鑽研／钻研 (toàn nghiên).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuj˨˩ maːj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [juj˦˩ maːj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [juj˨˩ maːj˨˩]

Verb

dùi mài

1. (archaic, literary) studying hard and diligently

Derived terms

Derived terms

• dùi mài kinh sử