đôn đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敦 (“to manage”) and 督 (“to direct”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗon˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗoŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗoŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

đôn đốc

  1. to thoroughly supervise in order to increase productivity
    Synonym: đốc thúc
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