tiếp thu

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 接受 (to receive; to accept, SV: tiếp thụ), under the influence of thu (, “to receive”).

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˧˦ tʰu˧˧]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [tiəp̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˧]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [tip̚˦˥ tʰʊw˧˧]

    Verb

    tiếp thu

    1. (rare) to receive (something given by others)
    2. to accept (criticism, feedback, etc.); to take in
    3. (of an organism) to acquire (features after birth from the environment)