ăn thua

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat; to win”) +‎ thua (“to lose”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔan˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]

Adjective

(colloquial, chiefly in the negative) effective
Synonyms: xi-nhê, ăn nhằm

Verb

to directly confront; to face against

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