trù trừ

Vietnamese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕu˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˦˩ ʈɨ˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈʊw˨˩ ʈɨ˨˩]

Verb

trù trừ

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

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