tiếp thu
Vietnamese
Etymology
Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 接受 (“to receive; to accept”; SV: tiếp thụ), under the influence of thu (收, “to receive”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˧˦ tʰu˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tip̚˦˥ tʰʊw˧˧]
Verb
tiếp thu
- (rare) to receive (something given by others)
- to accept (criticism, feedback, etc.); to take in
- (of an organism) to acquire (features after birth from the environment)