nhảy cóc

Vietnamese

Etymology

nhảy (“to jump”) +‎ cóc (“toad”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˩ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˨ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kawk͡p̚˦˥]

Verb

nhảy cóc

  1. to skip (disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation)
    Khi đọc anh ấy hay nhảy cóc một đoạn.
    He tends to skip a paragraph as he reads.
  2. (military) to leapfrog (advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward)

Synonyms

  • (to leapfrog): nhảy đảo

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