chà đạp

Vietnamese

Etymology

chà (“to rub; to cleanse”) +‎ đạp (“to kick; to trample”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˨˩ ʔɗaːp̚˧˨ʔ]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕaː˦˩ ʔɗaːp̚˨˩ʔ]
• (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [caː˨˩ ʔɗaːp̚˨˩˨]

Verb

chà đạp

1. (transitive) to trample (on); to crush; to ride roughshod over