chân đăm đá chân chiêu

Vietnamese

Etymology

chân ("foot/leg") + đăm ("right") + đá ("kick") + chân ("foot/leg") + chiêu ("left").

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [t͡ɕən˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˧˦ t͡ɕən˧˧ t͡ɕiəw˧˧]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˨˩˦ t͡ɕəŋ˧˧ t͡ɕiw˧˧]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [cəŋ˧˧ ʔɗam˧˧ ʔɗaː˦˥ cəŋ˧˧ ciw˧˧]

Phrase

chân đăm đá chân chiêu

  1. (literal) the right foot kicking the left foot
  2. (figurative) the person in question is/was walking very unstably; the person in question is/was drunk as a lord
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