ba chân bốn cẳng

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

ba (three) +‎ chân (leg) +‎ bốn (four) +‎ cẳng (foot).

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

ba chân bốn cẳng (𠀧𧽍𦊚𨃈)

  1. (figurative) at full tilt; at maximum speed; in a flash; on the double; like a bat out of hell