tống tiền

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˧˦ tiən˨˩]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˦˧˥ tiəŋ˦˩]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [təwŋ͡m˦˥ tiəŋ˨˩]

    Verb

    tống tiền

    1. to use threat to get money from someone; to blackmail, extort or demand a ransom