tranh thủ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 爭取.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕajŋ̟˧˧ tʰu˧˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɛɲ˧˧ tʰʊw˧˨]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʈan˧˧ tʰʊw˨˩˦]
Verb
tranh thủ
- to win; to court; to angle for
- to take advantage of; to make use of