lấy làm

lấy làm

Vietnamese

Etymology

lấy (“to take”) +‎ làm (“into”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləj˧˦ laːm˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ləj˨˩˦ laːm˦˩]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ləj˦˥ laːm˨˩]

Verb

lấy làm

1. (before adjectives) to consider as

   lấy làm lạ ― to think that it's strange that...

   lấy làm tiếc ― to think that it's a pity that...