đuổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not related to 追 (tonal mismatch, vowel mismatch). There is a Kri cognate.”)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗuəj˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗuj˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗuj˨˩˦]
  • Audio (Hà Nội):(file)

Verb

đuổi • (, 𨒻, 𨘗, 𨆷, 𧻐, 𨆏, 𬩛)

  1. to chase, to pursue
    Synonym:
  2. to kick out, to chivy, to expel, to drive out
    đuổi họcto expel (from an educational institution)
    đuổi việcto get fired (from a job)

Derived terms