thất thế

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失勢.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ tʰe˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ tʰej˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ tʰej˦˥]

Verb

thất thế

  1. to lose power or privilege; to lose one's position