lật đật

Vietnamese

Etymology

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Pronunciation

(Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [lət̚˧˨ʔ ʔɗət̚˧˨ʔ]
(Huế) IPA^(key): [lək̚˨˩ʔ ʔɗək̚˨˩ʔ]
(Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA^(key): [lək̚˨˩˨ ʔɗək̚˨˩˨]

Adjective

lật đật (‑a reduplication lật đà lật đật)

(ideophonic) hurried; in a hurry

Noun

(classifier con) lật đật

(toy) tumbler
- 1991, Đặng Hấn, “Con lật đật (The Tumbler)”, in Hoa thơm trái chín (Fragrant Flowers, Ripe Fruits):
  Tính lật đật
  Hỏi vì sao
  Có gì đâu:
  Đầu rỗng tuếch!
  The tumblerʼs personality
  (One) asks why (it's so)?
  It is (owing to) nothing
  (But its) empty head!

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