xô xát

Vietnamese

Etymology

From xô (“to push; to shove”) +‎ xát (“to rub”).

Pronunciation

  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [so˧˧ saːt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [sow˧˧ saːk̚˦˧˥]
  • (Saigon) IPA(key): [sow˧˧ saːk̚˦˥]

Verb

xô xát

  1. (intransitive) to fight; to scuffle; to brawl
    Hai gia đình xô xát trong đêm.
    The two families scuffled during the night.
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