dùi mài

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Vietnamese

Alternative forms

dồi mài

Etymology

dùi +‎ mài; calque of Chinese 鑽研／钻研 (toàn nghiên).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zuj˨˩ maːj˨˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [juj˦˩ maːj˦˩]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [juj˨˩ maːj˨˩]

Verb

(archaic, literary) studying hard and diligently

Derived terms

Derived terms

dùi mài kinh sử

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