tịch thu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 籍 and 收.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tïk̟̚˧˨ʔ tʰu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˨˩ʔ tʰʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tɨt̚˨˩˨ tʰʊw˧˧]

    Verb

    tịch thu

    1. to confiscate
      Hồi anh còn đi học, mang điện thoại lên lớp mà để thầy cô thấy là bị tịch thu liền.
      When I was a student, if you brought your phone to class and got seen by a teacher, confiscation was a sure go.

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