bóp chẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

bóp (“to crush”) +‎ chẹt (“to squeeze”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]

Verb

bóp chẹt

  1. (figurative) to repress; to impair; to hinder (especially in business)
  2. to squeeze; to crush; to strangle
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