tịch thu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 籍 and 收.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˨˩˨ tʰʊw˧˧]
Verb
- to confiscate
- Hồi anh còn đi học, mang điện thoại lên lớp mà để thầy cô thấy là bị tịch thu liền.
- When I was a student, if you brought your phone to class and got seen by a teacher, confiscation was a sure go.
See also
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