chó chê mèo mửa

Vietnamese edit

Etymology edit

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

Pronunciation edit

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˧˦ t͡ɕe˧˧ mɛw˨˩ mɨə˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕɔ˨˩˦ t͡ɕej˧˧ mɛw˦˩ mɨə˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cɔ˦˥ cej˧˧ mɛw˨˩ mɨə˨˩˦]

Adjective edit

chó chê mèo mửa

(idiomatic, of quality) very bad; horrid

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