sắp sửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

sắp +‎ sửa.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sap̚˧˦ sɨə˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂap̚˦˧˥ ʂɨə˧˨] ~ [sap̚˦˧˥ sɨə˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂap̚˦˥ ʂɨə˨˩˦] ~ [sap̚˦˥ sɨə˨˩˦]

Verb

sắp sửa

  1. to be about to
  2. (rare) to make preparations; to make ready (generally speaking)