thiếu thốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ tʰon˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ tʰoŋ˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰiw˦˥ tʰoŋ˦˥]

Verb

thiếu thốn

to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)

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