thấm thoát

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thấm thoắt === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 沁 and 脫. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰəm˧˦ tʰwaːt̚˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˧˥ tʰwaːk̚˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰəm˦˥ tʰ⁽ʷ⁾aːk̚˦˥] === Adverb === thấm thoát (of time) passing quickly; fleeting; ephemeral almost reaching a certain amount of time since an event