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cà trật cà vuột

adverb
Hanoi [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ kaː˨˩ vuət̚˧˨ʔ]Huế [kaː˦˩ ʈək̚˨˩ʔ kaː˦˩ vuək̚˨˩ʔ]Saigon [kaː˨˩ ʈək̚˨˩˨ kaː˨˩ vuək̚˨˩˨] browser voice
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cà trật cà vuột means executed sloppily or without precision.

Meanings of cà trật cà vuột in English

Adverb

  1. Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam, colloquial executed sloppily or without precision
    • Làm gì mà cà trật cà vuột vậy, để chỉ lại cho.Man, that's not how you do it. Stand back, let me show you again.

Etymology

From cà- (“repetitive prefix”) + trật (“to miss”) + cà- + vuột (“to slip out”).

Frequently asked questions

What does cà trật cà vuột mean in English?

cà trật cà vuột (adverb) means "executed sloppily or without precision".

How do you pronounce cà trật cà vuột?

IPA: Hanoi [kaː˨˩ t͡ɕət̚˧˨ʔ kaː˨˩ vuət̚˧˨ʔ]; Saigon [kaː˨˩ ʈək̚˨˩˨ kaː˨˩ vuək̚˨˩˨]. Tones: cà — falling tone (huyền), trật — heavy tone (nặng), cà — falling tone (huyền), vuột — heavy tone (nặng).

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