tàng trữ

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 藏貯.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [taːŋ˦˩ ʈɨ˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [taːŋ˨˩ ʈɨ˨˩˦]

Verb

tàng trữ

  1. to store; to keep (something valuable)
  2. to be in possession of (illicit drugs, weapons, etc.)