báo thù

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • (humorous, mimicking "Chinese" speech) páo chù (pronunciation influenced by Standard Mandarin)

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 報讎.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˧˦ tʰu˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˨˩˦ tʰʊw˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓaːw˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩]

Verb

báo thù

  1. to avenge; to take revenge upon
    Synonyms: trả thù, phục thù
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