thôi thúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from and . Compare 催促 (thôi xúc).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰoj˧˧ tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

thôi thúc

  1. to urge; to prod