ỷ lại

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 倚賴, composed of 倚 (“to rely”) and 賴 (“to rely”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔi˧˩ laːj˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˧˨ laːj˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɪj˨˩˦ laːj˨˩˨]

Verb

(derogatory) to be overreliant on something
quen thói ỷ lại ― to be too used to being reliant on something

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