gắng sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

gắng +‎ sức.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

gắng sức

  1. to make every effort; to do one's best; to try hard; to strain every nerve
    Synonym: ra sức