thanh lí

== Vietnamese == === Alternative forms === thanh lý === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 清理. === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰajŋ̟˧˧ li˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰɛɲ˧˧ lɪj˨˩˦] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰan˧˧ lɪj˦˥] === Verb === thanh lí (accounting) to liquidate (business) to end/terminate in due course (a contract or agreement); compare huỷ (“to cancel”) and chấm dứt (“to terminate, in due course or not”) (humorous) to get rid of