thu hút

Vietnamese

Etymology

thu +‎ hút.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰu˧˧ hut̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ hʊk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰʊw˧˧ hʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

thu hút

1. to draw (closer); to attract