tận lực

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 盡力 (“to strive one's hardest”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tən˧˨ʔ lɨk̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩ʔ lɨk̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [təŋ˨˩˨ lɨk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

tận lực

1. to do one's utmost; to strive with all one's might