đầu cơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 投機, composed of 投 (“to throw out”) and 機 (“chance; opportunity”), from Chinese 投機 / 投机 (tóujī, “to seize an opportunity”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ kəː˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]

    Verb

    đầu cơ

    1. (finance) to speculate
      đầu cơ trong ngày ― to day trade (to speculate within the day)
    2. to seize an opportunity

    Adjective

    đầu cơ

    1. speculative

    See also

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