đứt bóng

Vietnamese

Etymology

đứt +‎ bóng, literally "to have one's shadow cut off".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨt̚˧˦ ʔɓawŋ͡m˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˧˥] ~ [ʔɗɨk̚˦˧˥ ʔɓɔŋ˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʔɗɨk̚˦˥ ʔɓawŋ͡m˦˥]

Verb

đứt bóng

1. (usually humorous) to die