đình chỉ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 停止 (“to stop”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗïŋ˨˩ t͡ɕi˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˦˩ t͡ɕɪj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨn˨˩ cɪj˨˩˦]

Verb

đình chỉ

1. (formal) to suspend; to recess; to cease; to stop (either indefinitely or permanently), often by authorities

   Đình chỉ hoạt động kinh doanh. ― To suspend business activity.