tu sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 修飾.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tu˧˧ sɨk̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [tʊw˧˧ sɨk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʊw˧˧ ʂɨk̚˦˥] ~ [tʊw˧˧ sɨk̚˦˥]

Verb

tu sức

1. to decorate; to adorn; to embellish
2. (linguistics) to qualify; to modify