đường đột
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editSino-Vietnamese word from 唐突, Literary Chinese 唐突 (tángtū, “blunt; crass; rude”), influenced by đột ngột (“sudden”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗot̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˦˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʔɗɨəŋ˨˩ ʔɗok̚˨˩˨]
Adjective
edit- (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