thôi thúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 催 and 束. Compare 催促 (thôi xúc).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

thôi thúc

1. to urge; to prod