thua kém

Vietnamese

Etymology

thua +‎ kém.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰuə˧˧ kɛm˦˥]

Verb

thua kém

1. to be inferior to (generally speaking)