thi thố

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 施 and 措.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰi˧˧ tʰo˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ tʰow˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰɪj˧˧ tʰow˦˥]

Verb

thi thố

1. to bend one's talent and energies to do something; to display (talent)