chết chẹt
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
chết (“to die”) + chẹt (“to squeeze”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ t͡ɕɛt̚˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɛt̚˨˩ʔ]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ cɛk̚˨˩˨]
Verb edit
- (colloquial, rare) to be in a bind; to be in a pickle; to be stuck in the middle (hopelessly)