thanh lí

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

  • thanh lý

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 清理.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ li˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ lɪj˦˥]

Verb

thanh lí

  1. (accounting) to liquidate
  2. (business) to end/terminate in due course (a contract or agreement); compare huỷ (“to cancel”) and chấm dứt (“to terminate, in due course or not”)
  3. (humorous) to get rid of
    Ba cái đồ nhôm nhựa giữ làm gì ? Thanh lí đi.
    Why would you keep all this junk? Get rid of it, quick.
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