lên thớt

Vietnamese

Etymology

lên +‎ thớt.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [len˧˧ tʰəːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [len˧˧ tʰəːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːn˧˧ tʰəːk̚˦˥]

Verb

lên thớt

1. to be about to be punished; to be due for the chopping block