thấm thoát

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

• thấm thoắt

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沁 and 脫.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˧˦ tʰwaːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˦˧˥ tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰəm˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

Adverb

thấm thoát

1. (of time) passing quickly; fleeting; ephemeral
2. almost reaching a certain amount of time since an event