đuổi

Vietnamese

Etymology

(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “Not related to 追 (tonal mismatch, vowel mismatch). There is a Kri cognate.”)

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuəj˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuj˧˨]
(Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗuj˨˩˦]
Audio (Hà Nội): (file)

Verb

đuổi • (対, 𨒻, 𨘗, 𨆷, 𧻐, 𨆏, 𬩛)

to chase, to pursue
Synonym: dí
to kick out, to chivy, to expel, to drive out
đuổi học ― to expel (from an educational institution)

đuổi việc ― to get fired (from a job)

Derived terms