nhát cáy

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhát +‎ cáy.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaːt̚˧˦ kaj˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˦˧˥ kaj˨˩˦]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲaːk̚˦˥ ka(ː)j˦˥]

Adjective

nhát cáy

  1. (informal) extremely cowardly; chicken; chickenshit