ẩu tả

See also: auta

Vietnamese edit

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˩ taː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˧˨ taː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔəw˨˩˦ taː˨˩˦]

Etymology 1 edit

ẩu (“careless”) +‎ tả.

Adjective edit

sloppy and careless; madcap

Etymology 2 edit

Sino-Vietnamese word from 嘔 and 瀉.

Verb edit

(medicine) to vomit and have diarrhea

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