tiêu dùng

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 消用 (“to consume and use”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tiəw˧˧ zʊwŋ͡m˨˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˦˩]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tiw˧˧ jʊwŋ͡m˨˩]

Verb

tiêu dùng

1. to consume (goods and services)
2. to spend; to expend; to disburse