đầu cơ
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 投機, composed of 投 (“to pitch; join”) and 機 (“chance”).
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ kəː˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]
Verb
đầu cơ
- (finance) to speculate
- đầu cơ trong ngày ― to day trade (to speculate within the day)
- to take a chance; to exploit an opportunity
Adjective
đầu cơ
- speculative