chột dạ

Vietnamese

Etymology

chột (“startled”) +‎ dạ (“belly; mind”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕot̚˧˨ʔ zaː˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕok̚˨˩ʔ jaː˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [cok̚˨˩˨ jaː˨˩˨]

Adjective

chột dạ

  1. startled; flustered; panicked
  2. (figurative) guilty
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