trông đợi

Vietnamese

Etymology

trông +‎ đợi.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəːj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈəwŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗəːj˨˩˨]

Verb

trông đợi

  1. to expect; to look forward to
    Synonyms: trông chờ, mong đợi, ngóng đợi
  2. to count on
    Synonym: trông chờ
    Thằng đó mà trông đợi gì?
    You should bet nothing on him. / There is nothing to expect from him.