thoái

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰwaːj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Etymology 1

Sino-Vietnamese word from 退 (“retreat”).

Verb

thoái

to retreat; to withdraw; to back off
to refuse; to decline
to refund; to repay
Synonym: thối

Derived terms

cáo thoái
suy thoái
thoái bộ
thoái chí (discouraged)
thoái hoá, thoái hóa (to degenerate)
thoái hôn
thoái lui
thoái ngũ
thoái thác
thoái thủ
thoái trào
thoái vị (to abdicate)
tiến thoái
tiến thoái lương nan
triệt thoái

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 腿 (“leg”).

Noun

thoái

(martial arts) a kick
Synonym: cước

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