chó chê mèo mửa

Vietnamese

Etymology

Roughly, "Even a dog wouldn't want it and a cat would puke it out".

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˧ mɛw˨˩ mɨə˧˩]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕej˧˧ mɛw˦˩ mɨə˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ cej˧˧ mɛw˨˩ mɨə˨˩˦]

Adjective

chó chê mèo mửa

1. (idiomatic, of quality) very bad; horrid