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hết thuốc chữa

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Hanoi [het̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥]Huế [het̚˦˧˥ tʰuək̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕɨə˧˨]Saigon [həːt̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˦˥ cɨə˨˩˦] browser voice
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hết thuốc chữa means there's no cure.

Meanings of hết thuốc chữa in English

Phrase

  1. literal there's no cure
  2. figurative the person in question is hopeless; there's no hope for this person's laziness/bad habit/stupidity
    • Mày đúng là ngu hết thuốc chữa !You are hopelessly stupid!

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What does hết thuốc chữa mean in English?

hết thuốc chữa (phrase) means "there's no cure".

How do you pronounce hết thuốc chữa?

IPA: Hanoi [het̚˧˦ tʰuək̚˧˦ t͡ɕɨə˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [həːt̚˦˥ tʰuək̚˦˥ cɨə˨˩˦]. Tones: hết — rising tone (sắc), thuốc — rising tone (sắc), chữa — creaky rising tone (ngã).

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.