giảm thiểu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 減少, composed of 減 (“to reduce”) and 少 (“to lose”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaːm˧˩ tʰiəw˧˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaːm˧˨ tʰiw˧˨]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [jaːm˨˩˦ tʰiw˨˩˦]

    Verb

    giảm thiểu

    1. to reduce; to decrease; to minimize
      Giảm thiểu chất thải ― Waste Minimization (To Minimize Waste)
      Giảm thiểu biến đổi khí hậu ― To Reduce Climate Change
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