mất dạy

See also: mặt dày

Vietnamese

Etymology

Compound of mất (“to lose”) +‎ dạy (“to teach”), roughly "poorly educated".

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mət̚˧˦ zaj˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [mək̚˦˧˥ jaj˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [mək̚˦˥ ja(ː)j˨˩˨]

Adjective

mất dạy

  1. (derogatory, offensive) ill-bred or unmannerly, especially prone to cursing, having perverted thoughts or saying tasteless things
    Near-synonyms: vô học, vô giáo dục

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