mắt chữ O mồm chữ A
Vietnamese
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editLiterally “eyes (wide open, like) the letter O, and mouth (gasping, sounding like) the letter A”.
Pronunciation
edit- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [mat̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˨˩ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ʔaː˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˦˩ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ʔaː˧˧]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [mak̚˦˥ cɨ˨˩˦ ʔɔ˧˧ mom˨˩ cɨ˨˩˦ ʔaː˧˧]
Phrase
edit- (figurative) to be shocked; to be gobsmacked