nhường

Vietnamese

Etymology

Non-Sino-Vietnamese reading of Chinese 讓 (“to give way”; SV: nhượng).

Pronunciation

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

Verb

nhường

to give up (something one wants or has to someone else), to relinquish, to give way

nhường đường ― to give way (to)

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