đường đột

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 唐突, Literary Chinese 唐突 (tángtū, “blunt; crass; rude”), influenced by đột ngột (“sudden”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

đường đột

  1. (literary or polite) too sudden or abrupt, to the point of being shocking, uncalled for, or even rude
    nói lời đường đột ― to say things that are uncalled for

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