ăn thua

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn (“to eat; to win”) +‎ thua (“to lose”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ tʰuə˧˧]

Adjective

ăn thua

  1. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) effective
    Synonyms: xi-nhê, ăn nhằm

Verb

ăn thua

  1. to directly confront; to face against
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