cãi lộn

See also: cailón

Vietnamese

Etymology

cãi (to talk back → to argue, verb) +‎ lộn (each other, adverb)

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːj˦ˀ˥ lon˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːj˧˨ loŋ˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːj˨˩˦ loŋ˨˩˨]

Verb

cãi lộn • (𠲹𪵅)

  1. to quarrel, to have a verbal altercation