chết đói

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“to die”) +‎ đói (“hungry”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ʔɗɔj˧˦]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɔj˨˩˦]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ ʔɗɔj˦˥]

Verb

chết đói

to starve (to death)
- 100.000 trẻ em Ethiopia có nguy cơ chết đói.
  100,000 Ethiopian children are at risk to starve to death.

Adjective

chết đói

starving; extremely hungry

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