thiếu thốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thiếu thốn

1. to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)