thất thủ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 失守.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [tʰət̚˧˦ tʰu˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˧˥ tʰʊw˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [tʰək̚˦˥ tʰʊw˨˩˦]

Verb

thất thủ

1. (of a city etc.) to fall; to be lost (to the enemy)