thiếu thốn

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ tʰon˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ tʰoŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ tʰoŋ˦˥]

Verb

thiếu thốn

  1. to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)
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