đầu cơ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 投機, composed of 投 (“to pitch; join”) and 機 (“chance”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˦˩ kəː˧˧]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗəw˨˩ kəː˧˧]

Verb

(finance) to speculate
đầu cơ trong ngày ― to day trade (to speculate within the day)
to take a chance; to exploit an opportunity

Adjective

speculative

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