tranh thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭取.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

tranh thủ

to win; to court; to angle for
to take advantage of; to make use of

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