biển thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 騙取.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

biển thủ

  1. to embezzle, or to defalcate
    Cái tội biển thủ công quỹ không thể dung tha.
    We can't put up with the blame to defalcate public funds.
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