đôn đốc

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 敦 (“to manage”) and 督 (“to direct”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗon˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗoŋ˧˧ ʔɗəwk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

đôn đốc

1. to thoroughly supervise in order to increase productivity

   Synonym: đốc thúc