truy bức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 追 and 逼.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕwi˧˧ ʔɓɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈwɪj˧˧ ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

truy bức

1. to pressure; to coerce; to corner; to force

   Synonym: truy ép