cao vút

Vietnamese

Etymology

cao +‎ vút.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ vut̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ vʊk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [kaːw˧˧ vʊk͡p̚˦˥] ~ [kaːw˧˧ jʊk͡p̚˦˥]

Adjective

cao vút

  1. very tall (and straight in the air); immeasurably high