động trời

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of động (“to move”) +‎ trời (“sky”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗəwŋ͡m˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]

Adjective

động trời

  1. horrifically shocking and morally wrong
    chuyện động trời
    repugnant stuff; an outrageous story

See also

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