trớt quớt

Vietnamese

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕəːt̚˧˦ kwəːt̚˧˦]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʈəːk̚˦˧˥ kwəːk̚˦˧˥]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʈəːk̚˦˥ wəːk̚˦˥]

Adjective

trớt quớt

1. (Southern Vietnam, colloquial) futile, anticlimactic, turnt out to be useless