chết dở

Vietnamese

Etymology

chết (“dead”) +‎ dở (“half”).

Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˧˦ zəː˧˩]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [t͡ɕet̚˦˧˥ jəː˧˨]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [cəːt̚˦˥ jəː˨˩˦]

Adjective

chết dở

(literally) half dead
(figuratively) in a bind; in a pickle; stuck hopelessly
- Cứ tình hình này thì tôi chết dở với đàn cá...
  If I continue in this situation then I am in a bind with this group of fish...

Interjection

chết dở

damn; crap; dang it

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