thiếu thốn

== Vietnamese == === Etymology === Sino-Vietnamese word from 少 (“lacking”) and 寸 (“very little”). === Pronunciation === (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [tʰiəw˧˦ tʰon˧˦] (Huế) IPA(key): [tʰiw˨˩˦ tʰoŋ˦˧˥] (Saigon) IPA(key): [tʰiw˦˥ tʰoŋ˦˥] === Verb === thiếu thốn to lack; to be short of (generally speaking)