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vắt chân chữ ngũ

adverb
Hanoi [vat̚˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ŋu˦ˀ˥]Huế [vak̚˦˧˥ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕɨ˧˨ ŋʊw˧˨]Saigon [vak̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ cɨ˨˩˦ ŋʊw˨˩˦] browser voice
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Meanings of vắt chân chữ ngũ in English

Adverb

  1. idiomatic Used to indicate the state of being comfortably confident, of one's legs in a shape of the letter 五: unconstrained
    • Ngồi vắt chân chữ ngũ mà đọc báo nghe cũng hay.It sounds really cool to sit freely and read magazines.

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How do you pronounce vắt chân chữ ngũ?

IPA: Hanoi [vat̚˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕɨ˦ˀ˥ ŋu˦ˀ˥]; Saigon [vak̚˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ cɨ˨˩˦ ŋʊw˨˩˦]. Tones: vắt — rising tone (sắc), chân — level tone (ngang), chữ — creaky rising tone (ngã), ngũ — 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.