dùi mài
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- dồi mài
Etymology
dùi + mài; calque of Chinese 鑽研 (toàn nghiên).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zuj˨˩ maːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [juj˦˩ maːj˦˩]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [juj˨˩ maːj˨˩]
Verb
dùi mài
- (archaic, literary) studying hard and diligently
Derived terms
Derived terms
- dùi mài kinh sử