chọc trời
Vietnamese
editEtymology
editchọc (“to poke”) + trời (“the sky”).
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˧˨ʔ t͡ɕəːj˨˩]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕawk͡p̚˨˩ʔ ʈəːj˦˩]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [cawk͡p̚˨˩˨ ʈəːj˨˩]
Verb
edit- to poke the sky; to reach for the sky
- (figurative) to do extraordinary things
Adjective
editDerived terms
edit- nhà chọc trời (“skyscraper”)