lệch pha

Vietnamese

Etymology

lệch +‎ pha.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ləjk̟̚˧˨ʔ faː˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [let̚˨˩ʔ faː˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ləːt̚˨˩˨ faː˧˧]

Verb

lệch pha

1. (physics) to be out of phase
2. (figurative) to be out of sync; to be out of step; to be misaligned