trả giá

See also: Tragia

Vietnamese

Etymology

trả +‎ giá.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕaː˧˩ zaː˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈaː˧˨ jaː˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈaː˨˩˦ jaː˦˥]

Verb

trả giá

  1. to bid
  2. (Southern Vietnam) to bargain, haggle
    Synonym: mặc cả
  3. (figurative) to pay the price (for one's action); to pay the penalty