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đắt đỏ

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Hanoi [ʔɗat̚˧˦ ʔɗɔ˧˩]Huế [ʔɗak̚˦˧˥ ʔɗɔ˧˨]Saigon [ʔɗak̚˦˥ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦] browser voice
Syllables · tones
đắtrisingsắcđỏdippinghỏi

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đắt đỏ means dear; expensive.

Meanings of đắt đỏ in English

Adjective

  1. Northern Vietnam dear; expensive

Example sentences with đắt đỏ

  • Không có gì đắt đỏ hơn tình yêu. There's nothing more expensive than love.
  • Giáo dục thì đắt đỏ. Education is expensive.
  • Cá thì đắt đỏ. Fish is expensive.
  • Chi phí sinh hoạt ở New York rất đắt đỏ. The cost of living in New York is very expensive.
  • Nếu bạn nghĩ giáo dục là đắt đỏ, cứ chờ xem sự ngu dốt tốn bao nhiêu tiền. If you think education is expensive, wait till you see what ignorance costs you.
  • Tom không thể dùng điện thoại di động ở đây vì anh ấy phải trả cước phí dịch vụ chuyển vùng quốc tế rất đắt đỏ. Tom can't use his cell phone here because he has very expensive roaming charges.

Bilingual example sentences from Tatoeba (tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR).

Frequently asked questions

What does đắt đỏ mean in English?

đắt đỏ (adjective) means "dear; expensive".

How do you pronounce đắt đỏ?

IPA: Hanoi [ʔɗat̚˧˦ ʔɗɔ˧˩]; Saigon [ʔɗak̚˦˥ ʔɗɔ˨˩˦]. Tones: đắt — rising tone (sắc), đỏ — dipping tone (hỏi).

Meanings, pronunciation and etymology from English Wiktionary (wiktionary.org, via kaikki.org; CC BY-SA 4.0), reviewed and edited; example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). IPA shown for three accents: Hanoi (Northern), Huế (Central) and Saigon (Southern). The Listen button uses your browser's Vietnamese voice, for reference only. Levels are approximate, estimated from word frequency. Spotted a mistake? Let NgonNgu know.