nhắm mắt nhắm mũi

Vietnamese

Etymology

From nhắm (“to close”) +‎ mắt (“eye”) +‎ nhắm +‎ mũi (“nose”).

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [ɲam˧˦ mat̚˧˦ ɲam˧˦ muj˦ˀ˥]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˧˥ mak̚˦˧˥ ɲam˦˧˥ muj˧˨]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ɲam˦˥ mak̚˦˥ ɲam˦˥ muj˨˩˦]

Adverb

nhắm mắt nhắm mũi

1. (in works) irresponsibly