dẹp tiệm

Vietnamese

Etymology

dẹp +‎ tiệm.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [zɛp̚˧˨ʔ tiəm˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [jɛp̚˨˩ʔ tiəm˨˩ʔ]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [jɛp̚˨˩˨ tim˨˩˨]

Verb

dẹp tiệm

1. to close down (a store or shop)
2. (by extension, colloquial) to go bankrupt