suy thoái

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 衰退.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [swi˧˧ tʰwaːj˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂwɪj˧˧ tʰwaːj˨˩˦] ~ [swɪj˧˧ tʰwaːj˨˩˦]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂ⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥] ~ [s⁽ʷ⁾ɪj˧˧ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːj˦˥]

Verb

suy thoái

1. to decline; to regress; to retrograde

   suy thoái kinh tế ― recession

   Đại suy thoái ― Great Recession