trì trệ

Vietnamese

Etymology

    Sino-Vietnamese word from 遲滯.

    Pronunciation

    • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕi˨˩ t͡ɕe˧˨ʔ]
    • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˦˩ ʈej˨˩ʔ]
    • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʈɪj˨˩ ʈej˨˩˨]

    Adjective

    trì trệ

    1. sluggish; slow; stagnant