hết sức

Vietnamese

Etymology

hết +‎ sức.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [het̚˧˦ sɨk̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [het̚˦˧˥ ʂɨk̚˦˧˥] ~ [het̚˦˧˥ sɨk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [həːt̚˦˥ ʂɨk̚˦˥] ~ [həːt̚˦˥ sɨk̚˦˥]

Adverb

hết sức

  1. with all one's might, with all one's strength
  2. very, extremely
    Nông nghiệp còn hết sức vất vả.
    Agriculture was still extremely laborious.