phá giá

See also: phá gia

Vietnamese

Etymology

phá (“to destroy”) +‎ giá (“price”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [faː˧˦ zaː˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [faː˨˩˦ jaː˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [faː˦˥ jaː˦˥]

Verb

(intransitive) to slash prices in order to undercut a competitor; to practice predatory pricing
Mấy hãng bay phá giá nhau trong cuộc đua xuống đáy.
The airlines are slashing prices in a race to the bottom.
(intransitive) to collapse in value
sự phá giá của đồng tiền
the collapse of the currency's value

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