lo xa
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
lo (“to bother; to worry”) + xa (“far”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧ saː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧ saː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [lɔ˧˧ saː˧˧]
Verb edit
- (transitive) to foresee problems far in advance; to meet trouble halfway; to foreknow