tìm tòi

Vietnamese

Etymology

Reduplication of tìm. Compare mặn mòi, rạch ròi.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tim˨˩ tɔj˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tim˦˩ tɔj˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tim˨˩ tɔj˨˩]

Verb

tìm tòi

1. to look (for); to search (meticulously); to research; to investigate (generally speaking)