trì trệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 遲滯.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˨˩ t͡ɕe˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˩ ʈej˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩ ʈej˨˩˨]

Adjective

trì trệ

  1. sluggish; slow; stagnant