thức khuya

Vietnamese

Etymology

thức (“to awake, to stay awake”) +‎ khuya (“late at night”).

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˧˦ xwiə˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˦˧˥ kʰwiə˧˧] ~ [tʰɨk̚˦˧˥ xwiə˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [tʰɨk̚˦˥ kʰwiə˧˧] ~ [tʰɨk̚˦˥ xwiə˧˧]

Verb

thức khuya

  1. (intransitive) to stay up late at night; to sit up late
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