nhảy cóc
Vietnamese edit
Etymology edit
nhảy (“to jump”) + cóc (“toad”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˩ kawk͡p̚˧˦]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ɲaj˧˨ kawk͡p̚˦˧˥]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ɲa(ː)j˨˩˦ kawk͡p̚˦˥]
Verb edit
- to skip (disregard, miss or omit part of a continuation)
- Khi đọc anh ấy hay nhảy cóc một đoạn.
- He tends to skip a paragraph as he reads.
- (military) to leapfrog (advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward)
Synonyms edit
- (to leapfrog): nhảy đảo
Related terms edit
References edit
- "nhảy cóc" in Hồ Ngọc Đức, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)