chân đăm đá chân chiêu
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editchân ("foot/leg") + đăm ("right") + đá ("kick") + chân ("foot/leg") + chiêu ("left").
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiw˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ciw˧˧]
Phrase
edit- (literal) the right foot kicking the left foot
- (figurative) the person in question is/was walking very unstably; the person in question is/was drunk as a lord