yêu sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 要索.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˥]

Verb

yêu sách

1. to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable

   Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?

   Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?

Noun

yêu sách

1. a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable

   Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam

   The Demands of the Annamites