trả giá

Vietnamese

Etymology

trả +‎ giá.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˩ zaː˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˧˨ jaː˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈaː˨˩˦ jaː˦˥]

Verb

trả giá

1. to bid
2. (Southern Vietnam) to bargain, haggle

   Synonym: mặc cả

3. (figurative) to pay the price (for one's action); to pay the penalty