thanh lí
Vietnamese
Alternative forms
- thanh lý
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 清理.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ li˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ lɪj˦˥]
Verb
thanh lí
- (accounting) to liquidate
- (business) to end/terminate in due course (a contract or agreement; compare huỷ (“to cancel”) and chấm dứt (“to terminate, in due course or not”)
- (humorous) to get rid of
- Ba cái đồ nhôm nhựa giữ làm gì ? Thanh lí đi.
- Why would you keep all this junk? Get rid of it, quick.