tốc hành

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 速 and 行.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwk͡p̚˧˦ hajŋ̟˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwk͡p̚˦˧˥ hɛɲ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwk͡p̚˦˥ han˨˩]

Adjective

tốc hành

  1. (of work progress) quick
    làm tốc hành ― to work quickly (and maybe hastily)
  2. (of a vehicle or travel speed) speedy; fast
    Án mạng trên chuyến tàu tốc hành Phương Đông ― Murder on the Orient Express

Interjection

tốc hành!

  1. (usually repeated twice) hurry up!
    Tốc hành, tốc hành!
    Get moving, get moving!
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