uổng phí

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Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 枉費, composed of 枉 and 費.

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˧˩ fi˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˧˨ fɪj˨˩˦]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔuəŋ˨˩˦ fɪj˦˥]

Verb

uổng phí

to waste (time, effort, money, etc.) in vain

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