đường đột

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 唐突, Literary Chinese 唐突 (tángtū, “blunt; crass; rude”), influenced by đột ngột (“sudden”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

đường đột

1. (literary or polite) too sudden or abrupt, to the point of being shocking, uncalled for, or even rude

   nói lời đường đột ― to say things that are uncalled for

See also

• mạo muội