gắng sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

gắng +‎ sức.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˧˦ sɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˦˧˥ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [ɣaŋ˦˧˥ sɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɣaŋ˦˥ ʂɨk̚˦˥] ~ [ɣaŋ˦˥ sɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

gắng sức

1. to make every effort; to do one's best; to try hard; to strain every nerve

   Synonym: ra sức