thù lao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 酬勞.

Pronunciation

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

Verb

thù lao

  1. to pay for somebody's work

Noun

thù lao

  1. remuneration; pay; fee