chết đứng

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“dead”) +‎ đứng (“stand/motionless”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ ʔɗɨŋ˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ ʔɗɨŋ˦˥]

Verb

chết đứng

  1. (literal) to die while still standing
  2. to be stupefied; to be dumbfounded; to be dumbstruck; to be paralyzed
  3. to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck hopelessly
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