Vietnamese Etymology rút + lui. Pronunciation (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zut̚˧˦ luj˧˧] (Huế) IPA(key): [ʐʊk̚˦˧˥ luj˧˧] (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɹʊk͡p̚˦˥ luj˧˧] Verb rút lui to retreat; to move back to withdraw (from something); to stand downWikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.