thấm thoát

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from and .

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˦ tʰwaːt̚˧˦]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˧˥ tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥]

    Adverb

    thấm thoát

    1. (of time) passing quickly; fleeting; ephemeral
    2. almost reaching a certain amount of time since an event