thoát thân

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 脫身.

    Pronunciation

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

    Verb

    thoát thân

    1. (intransitive) to get out of danger; to escape safely; to get away with one's life