vò đầu bứt tai

Vietnamese

Etymology

vò (“to crumple up”) +‎ đầu (“head”) +‎ bứt (“to pluck”) +‎ tai (“ear”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨt̚˧˦ taːj˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [vɔ˦˩ ʔɗəw˦˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˧˥ taːj˧˧]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [vɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ taːj˧˧] ~ [jɔ˨˩ ʔɗəw˨˩ ʔɓɨk̚˦˥ taːj˧˧]

Verb

vò đầu bứt tai

  1. (idiomatic) to not know how to deal with a complicated problem or affair
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