tiến thoái
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 先 and 退.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiən˧˦ tʰwaːj˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˧˥ tʰwaːj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tiəŋ˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]
Verb
- to alternately advance and retreat
- 2005, chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Nhưng đạo nhân kia thân hình cứ theo mũi thương né tránh tiến thoái thì làm sao đánh được y?
- But the Daoist monk simply followed the tip of the blade to dodge, advance and retreat; how could he beat him?
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