thúc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 促 (“to urge”; SV: xúc).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [tʰʊwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

thúc

to push; to shove; to jab
to dun; to press (someone for payment)

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