túng thiếu

Vietnamese

Etymology

túng (“to have no money”) +‎ thiếu (“to lack”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˧˦ tʰiəw˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tʰiw˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊwŋ͡m˦˥ tʰiw˦˥]

Adjective

túng thiếu

1. lacking money; broke