thua thiệt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧ tʰiət̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧ tʰiək̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰuə˧˧ tʰiək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

thua thiệt

  1. at a disadvantage
    • 2005 [1957–1959], chapter 1, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      Quách Khiếu Thiên thấy sắc mặt nghĩa đệ đột nhiên đỏ bừng, biết y thua thiệt, […]
      Guō Xiàotiān say his blood brother's face suddenly turn red and knew he was at a disadvantage, […]
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