thấm thoát

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 沁 and 脫.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˦ tʰwaːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˧˥ tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

Adverb

thấm thoát

  1. (of time) passing quickly; fleeting; ephemeral
  2. almost reaching a certain amount of time since an event
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