khuyến mại

See also: khuyến mãi

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 勸 (“to encourage”) and 賣 (“selling”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xwiən˧˦ maːj˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˧˥ maːj˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kʰwiəŋ˦˥ maːj˨˩˨]

    Verb

    khuyến mại

    1. to promote the sales of products (by using discounts, vouchers, etc.); to advertise commercially

    Usage notes

    This is subtly different from, but often confused with khuyến mãi (“to encourage buying”).

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