khóc thét

Vietnamese

Etymology

khóc +‎ thét.

Pronunciation
  • (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [xawk͡p̚˧˦ tʰɛt̚˧˦]
  • (Huế) IPA(key): [kʰawk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʰɛt̚˦˧˥] ~ [xawk͡p̚˦˧˥ tʰɛt̚˦˧˥]
  • (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [kʰawk͡p̚˦˥ tʰɛk̚˦˥] ~ [xawk͡p̚˦˥ tʰɛk̚˦˥]

Verb

khóc thét

  1. to burst into loud wailing
    Lạc mất mẹ trong đám người dày đặc trước sân trường, nó bèn khóc thét lên.
    (As she) could not find her mother in the dense crowd in front of the schoolyard, she cried and cried.
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