đối phó

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 對付.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˧˦ fɔ˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˨˩˦ fɔ˨˩˦]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoj˦˥ fɔ˦˥]

Verb

đối phó

1. to deal with; to cope with

Adverb

đối phó

1. in a phoning in, bare minimum kind of way

   Nó chỉ học đối phó thôi.

   He only gives the impression of studying without actually putting in the hard work.