cấu xé

Vietnamese

Etymology

cấu (to claw) +‎ (to tear).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kəw˧˦ sɛ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kəw˨˩˦ sɛ˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kəw˦˥ sɛ˦˥]

Verb

cấu • (𢲤𫽎)

  1. to claw and tear
  2. (figuratively) to frantically attack