nhá máy

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaː˧˦ maj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaː˨˩˦ maj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaː˦˥ ma(ː)j˦˥]

Verb

nhá máy

  1. (telephony) to dial a number and immediately hang up, only to let the other person on the line know and call you back, for example in case you do not have enough money for a proper call
    Nếu sắp hết tiền thì cứ nhá máy.
    Just dial my number if you're running out of money.