ẩu tả

See also: auta

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˩ taː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔəw˧˨ taː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔəw˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1

ẩu (“careless”) +‎ tả.

Adjective

ẩu tả

  1. sloppy and careless; madcap

Etymology 2

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘔 and 瀉.

Verb

ẩu tả

  1. (medicine) to vomit and have diarrhea
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