thiếu thốn
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ tʰon˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ tʰoŋ˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ tʰoŋ˦˥]
Verb
thiếu thốn
- to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)