ráng sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

ráng +‎ sức.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

ráng sức

1. (Southern Vietnam) to try hard; to strain; to endeavor