đẩy lùi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

đẩy (“to push”) +‎ lùi (“to retreat; postpone”). Compare 打退 (dǎtuì).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˧˩ luj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˧˨ luj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩˦ luj˨˩]

Verb

đẩy lùi • (𢱜𨀤)

  1. to beat back; to repel; to repulse
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