ăn đòn

See also: andon and Andon

Vietnamese

Etymology

ăn +‎ đòn.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔan˧˧ ʔɗɔn˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔaŋ˧˧ ʔɗɔŋ˨˩]

Verb

ăn đòn

  1. to receive strokes; to get a thrashing; to get spanked
  2. (figuratively) to be torn limb from limb