đẩy lùi

Vietnamese

Alternative forms

đẩy lui

Etymology

đẩy (“to push”) +‎ lùi (“to retreat; postpone”). Compare 打退 (dǎtuì).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˧˩ luj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˧˨ luj˦˩]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəj˨˩˦ luj˨˩]

Verb

đẩy lùi • (𢱜𨀤)

to beat back; to repel; to repulse

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