bóp chẹt

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

bóp (“to crush”) +‎ chẹt (“to squeeze”).

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [ʔɓɔp̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]

Verb edit

bóp chẹt

(figurative) to repress; to impair; to hinder (especially in business)
to squeeze; to crush; to strangle

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