giãy chết

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [zaj˦ˀ˥ t͡ɕet̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [jaj˧˨ t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ja(ː)j˨˩˦ cəːt̚˦˥]

Verb

giãy chết

  1. to die after a few wriggles
    Dòng nước độc nên cá giãy chết cũng là phải. ― It came as no surprise for the fish to die hard when the river was that poisoned.
  2. (figurative, chiefly politics) to collapse regardless of much effort
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