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đổ thừa

verb
Hanoi [ʔɗo˧˩ tʰɨə˨˩]Huế [ʔɗow˧˨ tʰɨə˦˩]Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩˦ tʰɨə˨˩] browser voice
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Meanings of đổ thừa in English

Verb

  1. colloquial to pass the buck to someone
    • Cái tật đổ thừa đã nằm trong máu rồi thì có gắng vui vẻ hợp tác với bọn chúng cũng là thừa thôi.With their bad habit of passing the buck ingrained, my attempt at working with them in good faith was only futile.

Etymology

đổ + thừa.

Frequently asked questions

How do you pronounce đổ thừa?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗo˧˩ tʰɨə˨˩]; Saigon [ʔɗow˨˩˦ tʰɨə˨˩]. Tones: đổ — dipping tone (hỏi), thừa — falling tone (huyền).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited. IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.