Vietnamese
Etymology
non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 消用 (“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
- to consume (goods and services)
- to spend; to expend; to disburse