yêu sách
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 要索.
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˧˥]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˥]
Verb
[edit]- to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
- Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?
- Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?
Noun
[edit]- a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
- Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam
- The Demands of the Annamites