thoát thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 脫身.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thoát thân

1. (intransitive) to get out of danger; to escape safely; to get away with one's life