chết dở

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“dead”) +‎ dở (“half”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ zəː˧˩]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ jəː˧˨]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ jəː˨˩˦]

Adjective

chết dở

  1. (literal) half dead
  2. (figurative) in a bind; in a pickle; stuck hopelessly
    Cứ tình hình này thì tôi chết dở với đàn cá...
    If I continue in this situation then I am in a bind with this group of fish...

Interjection

chết dở

  1. damn; crap; dang it

Synonyms

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