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tày đình

adjective
Hanoi [taj˨˩ ʔɗïŋ˨˩]Huế [taj˦˩ ʔɗɨn˦˩]Saigon [ta(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩] browser voice
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tày đình means grave.

Meanings of tày đình in English

Adjective

  1. colloquial grave ≈ tày trời
    • Chuyện tày đình này mày có giời đỡ.No one can bear the responsibility of what you did, get it?

Etymology

tày (“on a par with”) + đình (亭).

Frequently asked questions

What does tày đình mean in English?

tày đình (adjective) means "grave".

How do you pronounce tày đình?

IPA: Hanoi [taj˨˩ ʔɗïŋ˨˩]; Saigon [ta(ː)j˨˩ ʔɗɨn˨˩]. Tones: tày — falling tone (huyền), đình — falling tone (huyền).

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.