yêu sách

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 要索.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔiəw˧˧ sajk̟̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˧˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʔiw˧˧ ʂat̚˦˥] ~ [ʔiw˧˧ sat̚˦˥]

Verb

yêu sách

  1. to make a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
    Thằng này yêu sách nhỉ?
    Who the hell do you think you are [making such unreasonable demands]?

Noun

yêu sách

  1. a high demand that is reasonably considered unreasonable
    Yêu sách của nhân dân An Nam
    The Demands of the Annamites
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