sao xẹt

Vietnamese

Etymology

sao +‎ xẹt.

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [saːw˧˧ sɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ sɛt̚˨˩ʔ] ~ [saːw˧˧ sɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂaːw˧˧ sɛk̚˨˩˨] ~ [saːw˧˧ sɛk̚˨˩˨]

Noun

(classifier ngôi) sao xẹt

  1. (now usually humorous) meteor
    Synonyms: sao băng, sao sa
    chạy như sao xẹt ― to run very fast
  2. (humorous) someone with 15 minutes of fame
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