tiêu dùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese (to consume and use, SV: tiêu dụng).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəw˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tiw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

tiêu dùng

  1. to consume (goods and services)
  2. to spend; to expend; to disburse