trù trừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 躊躇 (“to hesitate”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ ʈɨ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ ʈɨ˨˩]

Verb

trù trừ

  1. to hesitate; to dither; to procrastinate; to delay (especially due to ambivalence)
    Synonym: chần chừ
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