ỷ lại
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Vietnamese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Sino-Vietnamese word from 倚賴, composed of 倚 (“to rely”) and 賴 (“to rely”).
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔi˧˩ laːj˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˧˨ laːj˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˨]
Verb[edit]
- (derogatory) to be overreliant on something
- quen thói ỷ lại ― to be too used to being reliant on something