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Vietnamese
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Verb
Vietnamese
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Etymology
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Sino-Vietnamese
word from
爭取
(
“
to
strive
for
”
)
.
Pronunciation
edit
(
Hà Nội
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
(
Huế
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[ʈɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
(
Saigon
)
IPA
(
key
)
:
[ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
Verb
edit
tranh
thủ
to
attract
support
from other
people
(
colloquial
)
to
make use
of
free time
or
waiting
time
Trong lúc chờ
tranh thủ
đọc nốt cuốn sách.
I tried to finish my book while waiting.
Categories
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Sino-Vietnamese words
Vietnamese terms with IPA pronunciation
Vietnamese lemmas
Vietnamese verbs
Vietnamese colloquialisms
Vietnamese terms with usage examples